Creedence Clearwater Revival's first single was a cover of a rockabilly song called "Susie Q." When it became a hit, group leader John Fogerty went into a songwriting frenzy so they wouldn't be one-hit wonders, resulting in hits like "Proud Mary" and "Lodi."
The song "Sadeness" by Enigma (the one with the chanting monks), got its name from the French novelist Marquis de Sade, who believed sex had to be painful in order to be pleasurable - thus the word "sadism."
"One Way Or Another" is based on a stalker who creeped out Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry.
John Lennon wrote "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" about Richard Cooke, a hunter he met at the Maharishi's camp in India. Cooke hasn't shot anything since the camp, except with his camera - he became a freelance photographer for National Geographic.
Snap! were two German producers. When they needed a rapper, they found one on the American army base there and had him rap on "The Power."
Lionel Richie hosted the American Music Awards the night he recorded "We Are The World."
With a few clues (Works at a diner, dreams of running away), can you name the character in the song?
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.
The Guns N' Roses rhythm guitarist in the early '90s, Gilby talks about the band's implosion and the side projects it spawned.
The "A Thousand Miles" singer on what she thinks of her song being used in White Chicks and how she captured a song from a dream.
Was a Beatles song a TV theme? And who came up with those Fresh Prince and Sopranos songs?
Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?