Marilyn Monroe is the subject of Elton John's "Candle In The Wind," but the song is really a look at how we react to celebrities who die young.
Roger Daltrey stutters the vocal on "My Generation" by The Who. The idea was to sound like a British kid on speed.
The voice of Waldo in Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" video was the late Phil Hartman of Saturday Night Live Fame.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers' biggest hit is "Under The Bridge," a ballad not typical of their sound. Frontman Anthony Kiedis wrote the lyric after an acute bout of loneliness.
Ed Sheeran's "Bloodstream" was written after an experience taking MDMA during a wedding celebration in Ibiza; it's basically about all the feelings that he got from that time.
"Tammy" by Debbie Reynolds was the only US #1 single by a female act between July 1956 and February 1958.
Joe talks about the challenges of of making a Duke Ellington tribute album, and tells the stories behind some of his hits.
The Reverend rants on psychobilly and the egghead academics he bashes in one of his more popular songs.
The head of Drake's estate shares his insights on the late folk singer's life and music.
These overtly religious songs crossed over to the pop charts, despite resistance from fans, and in many cases, churches.
The man who created Yacht Rock with "Sailing" wrote one of his biggest hits while on acid.
P.F. was a teenager writing hits and playing on tracks for Jan & Dean when he wrote a #1 hit that got him blackballed.