"Take On Me" was just a minor hit in Norway until a new version was released with the iconic video, making it a global smash.
The first #1 hit with a rap was "Rapture" by Blondie in 1980. Debbie Harry's rhymes left lots of room for improvement.
Irving Berlin wrote "How Dry I Am" in anticipation of Prohibition, envisioning a bleak future without alcohol.
U2's "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" from Batman Forever was nominated for both a Golden Globe for Best Original Song and a Razzie for Worst Original Song.
Eric Clapton wrote "Layla" about his love for Pattie Harrison, who was married to George Harrison at the time. He eventually married Pattie, and managed to stay friends with George.
"I Won't Back Down" is a very personal song for Tom Petty. "I thought it wasn't that good because it was so naked," he said.
The man who created Yacht Rock with "Sailing" wrote one of his biggest hits while on acid.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
Here is the church, here is the steeple - see if you can identify these lyrics that reference church.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
Did Eric Clapton really steal George's wife? What's the George Harrison-Monty Python connection? Set the record straight with our Fact or Fiction quiz.
