Bobby Freeman's '50s hit "Do You Want To Dance" was also a Hot 100 hit for Del Shannon, The Beach Boys, The Mamas & the Papas, Bette Midler and the Ramones.
The Devo song "Freedom Of Choice" is about mindless consumerism - how people like to make frivolous choices, but otherwise want to be told what to do.
The first Huey Lewis & the News hit, "Do You Believe In Love?," is a cover of a song Mutt Lange wrote three years earlier called "We Both Believe In Love."
The Annie Lennox hit "No More I Love You's" is a cover, originally sung by a man.
"One Week" by Barenaked Ladies was a #1 hit in America - for exactly one week in 1998.
Michael Jackson's "Liberian Girl" opens with the South African female singer Letta Mbulu saying the Swahili phrase "Naku penda piya-naku taka piya-mpenziwe." There was some geographic liberty here, as Swahili is not spoken in the West African nation of Liberia.
It took him seven years to recover from his American hit "Fool (If You Think It's Over)," but Chris Rea became one of the top singer-songwriters in his native UK.
With a few clues (Works at a diner, dreams of running away), can you name the character in the song?
Rockers, rappers and pop stars have been known to quote the Bible in their songs. See if you match the artist to the biblical lyric.
Billie Jean, Delilah, Sara, Laura and Sharona - do you know who the girls in the songs really are?
Howard explains his positive songwriting method and how uplifting songs can carry a deeper message.
These Three famous songs actually describe how they were written - late into the evening.