The first single to simultaneously top the UK and US charts was The Everly Brothers' "Cathy's Clown" in May 1960.
The R.E.M. song "Don't Go Back To Rockville" is about Mike Mills' girlfriend at the University of Georgia, who had to go back to Rockville, Maryland, for the summer.
The song title "Cake By The Ocean" originated from DNCE's Swedish producers using the wrong name for the drink "Sex on the Beach."
Amy Winehouse really did refuse "Rehab." She said she drank because she was lovesick, and "you can't go into rehab for that."
After a devastating car accident, the actor Montgomery Clift had to be filmed from "The Right Profile" to look good - that provided the name of The Clash song.
Paul McCartney wrote "Hey Jude" to comfort John Lennon's 5-year-old son Julian, whose parents were getting a divorce.
Charlotte was established in the LA punk scene when a freaky girl named Belinda approached her wearing a garbage bag.
Based on criteria like girlfriend tension, stage mishaps and drummer turnover, these are the 10 bands most like Spinal Tap.
Just how much did these monsters of rock dabble in the occult?
Dean's saga began with "Ariel," a song about falling in love with a Jewish girl from New Jersey.
Was a Beatles song a TV theme? And who came up with those Fresh Prince and Sopranos songs?
The "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" singer makes a habit of playing with the best in the business.