
The Four Tops' "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" was written by the Motown team of Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland. The phrase "Sugar pie, honey bunch" was something Dozier's grandfather used to say when he was a kid.
The seemingly inoffensive song "Deep In The Heart Of Texas" was banned by the BBC when it was released in 1942. They deemed the song too catchy, with authorities in wartime Britain concerned that factory workers would be distracted if they heard it during a shift.

The title of the Metallica song "Ride The Lightning" came from a line in the Stephen King book The Stand where a guy is about to be executed.

Cher was 43 in 1989 when she landed one of her biggest hits: "If I Could Turn Back Time." It made her an unlikely MTV star thanks to a video shot on the battleship USS Missouri where she's entertaining the troops in fishnet stockings and a thong.

According to Frank Sinatra's daughter, he hated "My Way," but had to sing it at every show when it became his signature song.

The You Me at Six song "The Dilemma" got its title from the Vince Vaughn movie of the same name.
Charlie discusses the songs that made him a Southern Rock icon, and settles the Devil vs. Johnny argument once and for all.
A selection of songs made to be terrible - some clearly achieved that goal.
An interview with Frankie Valli, who talks about why his songs - both solo and with The Four Seasons - have endured, and reflects on his time as Rusty Millio on The Sopranos.
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
Billie Jean, Delilah, Sara, Laura and Sharona - do you know who the girls in the songs really are?