"The Battle of Evermore" is the only song Zeppelin ever recorded with a guest vocalist. It features Sandy Denny from Fairport Convention duetting with Robert Plant.
When singing "Cradle Of Love," Billy Idol typically changes a line to, "This song is so cheesy."
The hit duet "Somewhere Out There" was written for an animated film about a family of immigrant mice who lose one of their young.
Ray Parker Jr. had to get the word "Ghostbusters" in the title when he wrote the theme song for the 1984 film, which was no easy task. When it came time to sing the title in the chorus, he brought in friends to make it a gang vocal.
Jack & Diane started off as an interracial couple; Mellencamp took race references out of the song at the request of his record company.
In the 1999 Destiny's Child song "Bug A Boo," they complain about a guy who bugs them on MCI, AOL, and their pagers.
Was Janet secretly married at 18? Did she gain 60 pounds for a movie role that went to Mariah Carey? See what you know about Ms. Jackson.
Ian talks about his 3 or 4 blatant attempts to write a pop song, and also the ones he most connected with, including "Locomotive Breath."
Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai were two of Graham's co-writers for some '80s rock classics.
Did Eric Clapton really write "Cocaine" while on cocaine? This question and more in the Clapton edition of Fact or Fiction.
Switchfoot's frontman and main songwriter on what inspires the songs and how he got the freedom to say exactly what he means.
Here's what happens when an opening act is really out of place with the headliner, like when Beastie Boys opened for Madonna.