Feist's "1234" is "about lost love, and the hope to recapture what you once had," but it's best known for the Sesame Street version about counting to four.
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" was a huge hit from the movie Dirty Dancing. It was used in the climactic dance scene at the end, which was actually the first scene shot for the movie.
Beck's "Where It's At" is a nod to the early years of hip-hop when DJs would use two turntables to loop drum breaks, and a microphone to hype the crowd ("two turntables and a microphone...").
John Mellencamp considers "Pink Houses" an "anti-American song," laying bare the struggles of the poor and working class.
Mary J. Blige introduced three new words with her hit "Family Affair": hateration, holleration and dancerie.
Carla Thomas became the first woman to achieve a Top 10 hit on the Hot 100 with a song she wrote herself when "Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)" reached #10 in 1961. Thomas was just 16 years old when she wrote it.
With a few clues (Works at a diner, dreams of running away), can you name the character in the song?
In her days with The Runaways, Joan Jett saw The Arrows perform "I Love Rock And Roll," which Alan Merrill co-wrote - that story and much more from this glam rock pioneer.
Just like Darrin was replaced on Bewitched, groups have swapped out original members, hoping we wouldn't notice.
The "A Thousand Miles" singer on what she thinks of her song being used in White Chicks and how she captured a song from a dream.
He wrote "She Blinded Me With Science" so he could direct a video about a home for deranged scientists.
