"Airplanes" by B.o.B was written by Lupe Fiasco, who recorded it but decided to pass.
The most famous pop song featuring a bassoon: "The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.
"Heaven" by The Psychedelic Furs sounds upbeat, but is about an impending nuclear bombardment.
In The Beatles "When I'm 64," Paul McCartney asks a woman if she'll still be there for him when he's 64. In 2006, he got his answer when shortly before his 64th birthday, he and Heather Mills separated.
"It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" was inspired by a dream where Michael Stipe conjured up images of people with the initials L.B.: Lester Bangs, Leonid Breshnev, Lenny Bruce and Leonard Bernstein.
"Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson was 2015's best-selling single in both the U.S. and U.K.
The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.
Dwarfs on stage with an oversize Stonehenge set? Dabbling in Satanism? Find out which Spinal Tap-moments were true for Black Sabbath.
The Stax legend on how he cooked up "Green Onions," the first time he and Otis Redding saw hippies, and if he'll ever play a digital organ.
When you have a song called "Fire," it's tempting to set one - these guys did.
Richard explains how Joe Walsh kickstarted his career, and why he chose Hazard, Nebraska for a hit.
Fishbone has always enjoyed much more acclaim than popularity - Angelo might know why.
