Part of the "Cruel to Be Kind" video was shot during Nick Lowe and Carlene Carter's wedding.
On Metallica's "The Unforgiven," James Hetfield modeled his vocals on Chris Isaak.
Lindsay Lohan has some lyrics from Billy Joel's "I Go To Extremes" tattooed on her ribcage: "Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife I feel like I'm in the prime of my life."
The songwriting team Leiber and Stoller wrote "Hound Dog" for a blues singer named Big Mama Thronton, who first recorded the song in 1953. Elvis covered it in 1956, and it became his biggest hit.
A live, stripped-down version of "Flying Without Wings" by the Irish boy band Westlife was the first #1 on the Official UK Download Chart. It was recorded in May 1994 at The Globe, Stockholm.
David Gilmour really was "Learning To Fly" when he co-wrote the Pink Floyd song - the aviation jargon came from his lessons.
Armed with a childhood spent devouring books, Mike Scott's heart was stolen by the punk rock scene of 1977. Not surprisingly, he would go on to become the most literate of rockers.
The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.
Jon Anderson breaks down the Yes classic "Seen All Good People" and talks about his 1000 Hands album, which features Chick Corea, Rick Derringer, Ian Anderson, and many other luminaries.
Call us crazy, but we like it when an artist comes around who doesn't mesh with the status quo.
First question: Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson appeared in videos for what artist?
Justin wrote the classic "Nights In White Satin," but his fondest musical memories are from a different decade.