Richard Marx' debut single "Don't Mean Nothing" features Joe Walsh on guitar.
Blur's "There Are Too Many of Us" was inspired in part by a siege in an Australian chocolate café that Damon Albarn witnessed, which resulted in the death of the gunman and two hostages.
Fall Out Boy's "The Phoenix" samples the classical work "Allegro Non Troppo," which was composed by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1941. Vocalist Patrick Stump was inspired by "the creepiness" of the strings.
"Video Killed The Radio Star" by Buggles was the first video to air on MTV when the network started broadcasting on August 1, 1981.
"We Will Become Silhouettes" by The Postal Service sounds happy and fun, but it's a very bleak song about a nuclear winter. Lead singer Ben Gibbard wrote the lyric while ruminating over 9/11.
The revered singer-songwriter talks inspiration and explains why she put a mahout in "Drop the Pilot."
First question: Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson appeared in videos for what artist?
Do you know the girl singer on Eminem's "Stan"? If so, this quiz is for you.
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
"Missing You" was a spontaneous outpouring of emotion triggered by a phone call. John tells that story and explains what MTV meant to his career.
Webb talks about his classic songs "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman" and "MacArthur Park."
