The hit duet "Somewhere Out There" was written for an animated film about a family of immigrant mice who lose one of their young.
Janet Jackson's "Alright" video features Cab Calloway and Cyd Charisse, stars of musicals she loved as a kid.
Most of us only know "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle from the 25 seconds used as the Cops theme, but it's a full song telling the story of a Jamaican youth who doesn't accept family support and ends up a criminal.
The "Gunter Glieben Glauten Globen" intro in Def Leppard's "Rock Of Ages" is something their producer Mutt Lange came up with when he got tired of counting them "1, 2, 3, 4..."
Featured in the 1978 musical Evita, "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" became the biggest selling UK hit by a female vocalist (Julie Covington).
The James Blunt song "You're Beautiful" is not romantic: it's a about a creepy subway encounter with an ex.
Here's what happens when an opening act is really out of place with the headliner, like when Beastie Boys opened for Madonna.
Outrageously gifted and just plain outrageous, Millie is an R&B and Rap innovator.
Ron Nevison explains in very clear terms the Quadrophenia concept and how Heart staged their resurgence after being dropped by their record company.
The co-writer/guitarist on many Alice Cooper hits, Dick was also Lou Reed's axeman on the Rock n' Roll Animal album.
One of the first successful female singer-songwriters, Janis had her first hit in 1967 at age 15.
How a country weeper and a blues number made "rolling stone" the most popular phrase in rock.