An unknown Kesha (known then as Ke$ha) sang on Flo-Rida's #1 hit "Right Round," but refused to appear in the video because she wanted to make a name for herself.
Neil Young later apologized for "Southern Man," calling it "accusatory and condescending" in its portrayal of the American South.
"Mr. Tambourine Man" is the only song Bob Dylan wrote that became a #1 hit on the Hot 100. The Byrds' cover topped the chart in 1965.
Snap! were two German producers. When they needed a rapper, they found one on the American army base there and had him rap on "The Power."
Johnny Cash's wife, June Carter, wrote "Ring Of Fire" about their relationship.
When she released her first album in 1988, Tanita became a UK singing sensation at age 19. She talks about her darkly sensual voice and quirky songwriting style.
The Canadian superstar talks about his sudden rise to fame, and tells the stories behind his hits "Sunglasses At Night," "Boy In The Box" and "Never Surrender."
Songs where something goes horribly wrong (literally or metaphorically), and help is needed right away.
He's a singer and an actor, but as a songwriter Paul helped make Kermit a cultured frog, turned a bank commercial into a huge hit and made love both "exciting and new" and "soft as an easy chair."
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.
