"I Got You Babe" made Sonny Bono the only person to perform on a #1 hit and also get elected to congress.
KT Tunstall's "Suddenly I See" was inspired by Robert Mapplethorpe's photograph of Patti Smith on the cover of her album Horses.
Jack & Diane started off as an interracial couple; Mellencamp took race references out of the song at the request of his record company.
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is an English version of a Zulu hunting song from the 1930s.
Billie Eilish set the rumors about her sexuality to rest with "Lunch," an anthem about wanting to devour a girl like a mid-day feast. The singer, who's attracted to both men and women, had her first romantic experience with a girl while she was writing the song.
"Grenade" was a term used on the show Jersey Shore to mean an ugly girl. Bruno Mars says his hit song with that title was written before the show started.
Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Mila Kunis and John Malkovich are just a few of the film stars who have moonlighted in music videos.
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.
Billy Joel and Hall & Oates hated making videos, so they chose a director with similar contempt for the medium. That was Jay Dubin, and he has a lot to say on the subject.
What's the deal with "Summer of '69"? Bryan explains what the song is really about, and shares more of his songwriting insights.
Are classic songs like "Over The Rainbow" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the public domain?
Todd Rundgren explains why he avoids "Hello It's Me," and what it was like producing Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell album.