"Sloop John B" is a traditional West Indian folk song, and it was a huge hit for The Beach Boys in 1966. They tweaked the lyric, "This is the worst trip since I've been born" to "...I've ever been on" as a wink to acid culture.
The Foo Fighters song "Everlong" isn't about Kurt Cobain, but Dave Grohl's girlfriend at the time, Veruca Salt frontwoman Louise Post.
Enrique Iglesias' single "Bailando" was the first Spanish-language song to reach one billion views on YouTube.
Michael Jackson wrote the Diana Ross hit "Muscles," which he named after his pet boa constrictor.
Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" was co-written by Sarah Hudson, who was a member of the pop group Ultraviolet Sound. Though Sarah isn't related to Katy (whose real name is Katy Hudson), she is the first cousin of another famous person with the same name, the actress Kate Hudson.
The chorus in "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire is "Bada-Ya, dancing in September." Group leader Maurice White left it "Bada-Ya" instead of a real word because he never let a lyric get in the way of a groove.
A look at the good (Diana Ross, Eminem), the bad (Madonna, Bob Dylan) and the peculiar (David Bowie, Michael Jackson) film debuts of superstar singers.
How the American gangsta rappers made history by getting banned in the UK.
The '70s gave us Muppets, disco and Van Halen, all which show up in this groovy quiz.
Billie Jean, Delilah, Sara, Laura and Sharona - do you know who the girls in the songs really are?
Howard explains his positive songwriting method and how uplifting songs can carry a deeper message.
