"Stay" by Shakespears Sister is based on a 1953 B-movie called Cat-Women Of The Moon.
The hit duet "Somewhere Out There" was written for an animated film about a family of immigrant mice who lose one of their young.
Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" was the best-selling song of the 2000s in the US.
"I Want It That Way" is the most popular Backstreet Boys song, but the lyric doesn't make much sense. That's because it was written by the hitmaking swedish producers Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson, who were more worried about how it sings than what it means.
"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.
The party tune "Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of)" was the theme song for the 2000 Democratic Convention (the party of Bill Clinton), until someone noticed the line, "A little bit of Monica in my life."
The good doctor shares some candid insights on recording with Phil Spector and The Black Keys.
Billie Jean, Delilah, Sara, Laura and Sharona - do you know who the girls in the songs really are?
Donny Osmond talks about his biggest hits, his Vegas show, and the fan who taught him to take "Puppy Love" seriously.
Rudolf, Bob Dylan and the Singing Dogs all show up in this Fact or Fiction for seasonal favorites.
Charlotte was established in the LA punk scene when a freaky girl named Belinda approached her wearing a garbage bag.
Keyboard great David Sancious talks about his work with Sting, Seal, Springsteen, Clapton and Aretha, and explains what quantum physics has to do with making music.