Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" was the best-selling song of the 2000s in the US.
Lionel Richie hosted the American Music Awards the night he recorded "We Are The World."
"Dirty Water" became a Boston sports anthem in the '00s, but it was written by a guy from California after almost getting mugged on a visit to the city.
Before it was part of a Pink Floyd album title, James Taylor put the line "still I'm on the dark side of the moon" in his 1968 song "Carolina In My Mind." He was living in London and missing his home in North Carolina.
Neil Diamond got a big boost in 1994 when Urge Overkill's cover of his song 'Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" was used in the movie Pulp Fiction. His catalog sales ramped up, and suddenly he was cool.
There really is a China Grove (in Texas), but Tom Johnston didn't know about it when he wrote the Doobie Brothers song.
A selection of songs made to be terrible - some clearly achieved that goal.
Are classic songs like "Over The Rainbow" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the public domain?
Martyn talks about producing Tina Turner, some Heaven 17 hits, and his work with the British Electric Foundation.
The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.
How well do you know your protest songs (including the one that went to #1)?
The stories behind "Shine," "December," "The World I Know" and other Collective Soul hits.