"One Week" by Barenaked Ladies was a #1 hit in America - for exactly one week in 1998.
The lyric to "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips was inspired by Chynna Phillips' struggles with addiction. "Hold on for one more day" is something she heard in AA meetings.
The Sam & Dave classic "Soul Man" was re-recorded by Sam Moore and Lou Reed for the 1986 movie Soul Man, about a white guy who pretends to be black so he can get a scholarship to Harvard.
Rachel Platten refused to talk politics when her "Fight Song" became the anthem for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, a decision she came to regret.
Mariah Carey's song "The Roof" is about her first kiss with Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
"Come On Eileen" was a colossal '80s hit, but the band - far more appreciated in their native UK than stateside - released just three albums before their split. Now, Dexys is back.
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.
After studying in Paris with a famous composition teacher, Charles became the most successful writer of TV theme songs.
Wolfgang Van Halen breaks down the songs on his debut album, Mammoth WVH, and names the definitive Van Halen songs from the Sammy and Dave eras.
The Christian rapper talks about where his trip to Haiti and his history of addiction fit into his songs.
Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?
