
Prince Markie Dee of The Fat Boys co-wrote the Mary J. Blige hit "Real Love."

The most famous song to prominently feature a French horn is "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys.
The guys who wrote "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" had never been to a baseball game but knew it was a good song topic.

MTV reversed the word "joint" in Tom Petty's "You Don't Known How It Feels" so it was unintelligible, but gave the video a VMA anyway.

John Lennon's lead guitar work on Yoko Ono's "Walking On Thin Ice" proved to be his final creative act. It was upon their return home after completing laying down the track that Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman.

Two tears roll down Sinead O'Connor's face toward the end of the video for "Nothing Compares 2 U." They were shed because she associated the song's lyrics of love and loss with her mother, who was killed in a car accident in 1985.
When he joined Guns N' Roses in 1990, Matt helped them craft an orchestral sound; his mezzo fortes and pianissimos are all over "November Rain."
Roger tells the stories behind some of his biggest hits, including "Give a Little Bit," "Take the Long Way Home" and "The Logical Song."
How did The Edge get his name? Did they name a song after a Tolkien book? And who is "Angel of Harlem" about?
A drummer for one of the most successful metal bands of the last decade, Chris talks about what it's like writing and performing with Slipknot. Metal-neck is a factor.
If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.