"All Star" was written as a confidence builder for fans who were bullied for liking Smash Mouth.
Jack & Diane started off as an interracial couple; Mellencamp took race references out of the song at the request of his record company.
"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen was the song of the summer in 2012 and a major meme. It got some help from her fellow Canadian Justin Bieber, who tweeted that it was "possibly the catchiest song I've ever heard."
The biggest hit of 2015 was "Uptown Funk," a collaboration between Bruno Mars and guitarist/producer Mark Ronson. Ronson says making it took "six or seven months of chasing Bruno around on tour."
Stevie Nicks wrote "Landslide" before she joined Fleetwood Mac. She was considering going back to school when she and her boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham were asked to join the group.
The 311 song "Amber" is likely about Nicole Scherzinger, who was dating the band's lead singer Nick Hexum.
With his X-wife Exene, John fronts the band X and writes their songs.
Billie Jean, Delilah, Sara, Laura and Sharona - do you know who the girls in the songs really are?
In this quiz, spot the artist who put Romeo into a song lyric.
'80s music ambassadors Wang Chung pick their top tracks of the decade, explaining what makes each one so special.
Sheryl Crow's longtime songwriting partner/guitarist Jeff Trott reveals the stories behind many of the singer's hits, and what its like to be a producer for Leighton Meester and Max Gomez.
Nick made some of the biggest videos on MTV, including "The Final Countdown," "Heaven" and "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)."