
Members of the San Francisco 49ers, including Dwight Clark, Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott, sang backup on "Hip to Be Square" by Huey Lewis and the News.

The Blues Traveler song "Hook" is a Peter Pan reference, but also about the catchy hook of the song, which is what "brings you back."

"Human" by The Killers was the most streamed song on Spotify in 2008, the year that the music streaming service was launched.

Beyoncé married Jay-Z five months before releasing "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," a song she sang in character as her alter-ego, Sasha Fierce.

The original "Enter Sandman" lyric was about crib death, with the "sandman" killing a baby. That storyline was too bleak even for Metallica, so they changed it.

"Sister Christian" was written by Night Ranger drummer Kelly Keagy, who was imploring his younger sister to be careful in her reckless youth, especially when "motoring" (driving around) with friends.
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One of the first successful female singer-songwriters, Janis had her first hit in 1967 at age 15.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
Outrageously gifted and just plain outrageous, Millie is an R&B and Rap innovator.
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