The song "Without You," a hit for Nilsson in 1972 and Mariah Carey in 1994, was written and originally recorded by Badfinger in 1970.
"I Got You Babe" makes Sonny Bono the only person to perform on a #1 hit and also get elected to congress.
Mary J. Blige introduced three new words with her hit "Family Affair": hateration, holleration and dancerie.
Janet Jackson wrote the lyric to "Nasty" in response to random guys calling her "baby."
Don Johnson, who starred as Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice, had a #5 hit in 1986 with "Heartbeat."
Bob Marley gave the songwriting credit for "No Woman No Cry" to his friend Vincent Ford, who ran a soup kitchen in Trenchtown, the area of Kingston where Marley grew up.
An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.
Billie Jean, Delilah, Sara, Laura and Sharona - do you know who the girls in the songs really are?
Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath explains the meanings behind some of their biggest songs and names the sci-fi books that have influenced him.
Nirvana, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen are among those who wrote songs with cities that show up in this quiz.
Was a Beatles song a TV theme? And who came up with those Fresh Prince and Sopranos songs?
Daryl Hall's TV show is a hit, and he's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - only one of these developments excites him.