Iggy Pop wrote "Lust For Life" with David Bowie, who came up with the music on a ukulele.
"Forever" by Chris Brown was written for a Wrigley's Doublemint Gum commercial. The full song contains the gum's tagline: "Double your pleasure, double your fun."
"We're An American Band" by Grand Funk describes real events on their 1972 tour, including an encounter with a legendary groupie called "Sweet Connie."
Cher was 43 in 1989 when she landed one of her biggest hits: "If I Could Turn Back Time." It made her an unlikely MTV star thanks to a video shot on the battleship USS Missouri where she's entertaining the troops in fishnet stockings and a thong.
Irving Berlin said "God Bless America" was "not a patriotic song, but rather an expression of gratitude."
The Exorcist theme music is a portion of "Tubular Bells," a 25-minute song released by 19-year-old Mike Oldfield.
'80s music ambassadors Wang Chung pick their top tracks of the decade, explaining what makes each one so special.
Go beyond The Beatles to see what you know about the British Invasion.
dUg dIgs into his King's X metal classics and his many side projects, including the one with Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam.
Bowie's "activist" days of 1964 led to Ziggy Stardust.
A history of songs dealing with transgender issues, featuring Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Morrissey and Green Day.
The 10 biggest "retirement tours" that didn't take.