Chuck Berry's only #1 hit was "My Ding-a-Ling," a novelty song about a boy and his... you know.
Iggy Pop wrote "Lust For Life" with David Bowie, who came up with the music on a ukulele.
"Sunday Girl" was written by Blondie guitarist Chris Stein to cheer up Debbie Harry after her cat had run away whilst they were away on tour. The gray cat was called Sunday Man.
"Walking on a Thin Line" by Huey Lewis and the News is about an American soldier who is trained as a sniper in the Vietnam War. It was written for a documentary on the war.
The chorus in "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire is "Bada-Ya, dancing in September." Maurice White left it "Bada-Ya" instead of a real word because he never let a lyric get in the way of a groove.
It started with a bouncy MTV classic. Nirvana and MCR made them scary, then Gwen, Avril and Madonna put on the pom poms.
A top country songwriter, Barry talks about writing hits for Little Big Town, Tim McGraw and Jason Aldean.
We ring the Hell's Bells to see what songs and rockers are sincere in their Satanism, and how much of it is an act.
"Mr. Jones" took on new meaning when the song about a misguided view of fame made Adam famous.
An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.
Was Long Tall Sally a cross-dresser? Did he really set his piano on fire? See if you know the real stories about one of rock's greatest innovators.
