
Freddie Mercury considered "We Are The Champions" his version of "My Way." "We have made it, and it certainly wasn't easy," he said.

"Master Blaster (Jammin')" is Stevie Wonder's tribute to Bob Marley, released less than a year before Marley died.

"London Calling" by The Clash was written amid widespread fears that the Thames River was going to flood the city.

"Virginia" in "Only The Good Die Young" is named after a real girl Billy Joel was trying to impress.
Jay-Z's 2012 "Glory" features his daughter Blue Ivy Carter's cries and coos. At less than two days old, she became the youngest ever credited artist to feature on a Billboard chart when the song debuted on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at #74.

Aretha Franklin didn't drive, but one of her biggest hits was a car song: "Freeway Of Love."
What happens when Kurt Cobain, Iron Maiden and Johnny Lydon are told to lip-synch? Some hilarious "performances."
As Procol Harum's lyricist, Keith wrote the words to "A Whiter Shade Of Pale." We delve into that song and find out how you can form a band when you don't sing or play an instrument.
Do you know the girl singer on Eminem's "Stan"? If so, this quiz is for you.
A look at the good (Diana Ross, Eminem), the bad (Madonna, Bob Dylan) and the peculiar (David Bowie, Michael Jackson) film debuts of superstar singers.
The 10 biggest "retirement tours" that didn't take.
The story of the legendary lupine DJ through the songs he inspired.