Shaggy wrote his swaggering hit "Boombastic" after learning what "shag" means in the UK.
David Bowie's "Let's Dance" is about more than just dancing. It's about dishonesty, particularly when we mask our true feelings.
Tired of X-Factor winners getting the UK Christmas #1, British Facebook users staged a successful campaign to download "Killing In The Name" by Rage Against The Machine enough times to boost the song to the top in 2009, blocking the X-Factor single by Joe McElderry.
"Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry is about a real guy - an ex who would seem really interested at times but would then just disappear.
David Bowie's "Heroes" is about his producer Tony Visconti and his girlfriend, but Bowie didn't admit this until the '00s, since Visconti was married at the time.
Richard Marx' debut single "Don't Mean Nothing" features Joe Walsh on guitar.
Did Rivers Cuomo grow up on a commune? Why did they name their albums after colors? See how well you know your Weezer in this Fact or Fiction.
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
The powerhouse producer behind Janet Jackson's hits talks about his Boyz II Men ballads and regrouping The Time.
You may not recognize his name, but you will certainly recognize Peter Lord's songs. He wrote the bevy of hits from Paula Abdul's second album, Spellbound.
The Third Day frontman talks about some of the classic songs he wrote with the band, and what changed for his solo country album.