Britney Spears was just 16 when her first single, "Baby One More Time," was released. She quickly became a top search term on something called The Internet.
The '40s hit "Rum and Coca-Cola" is really about American soldiers soliciting prostitutes in Trinidad.
There's some dated tech in the 1999 Destiny's Child song "Bug A Boo," where they complain about a guy who bugs them on MCI, AOL, and their pagers.
Most of us only know "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle from the 25 seconds used as the Cops theme, but it's a full song telling the story of a Jamaican youth who doesn't accept family support and ends up a criminal.
Elton John's "Crocodile Rock" borrows a bit from Don McLean's "American Pie." Both songs feature a Chevy, and are about young people who are heartbroken when their music "dies."
Brian Wilson played the Barenaked Ladies song "Brian Wilson" at some of his concerts. He was "honored" by the song.
The story of the legendary lupine DJ through the songs he inspired.
The British reggae legend tells the story of his #1 hit "Close To You," talks about his groundbreaking Shabba Ranks collaboration "Housecall," and discusses his latest project with Robin Trower.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
The stories behind the biggest hit songs about trucking.
Nirvana, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen are among those who wrote songs with cities that show up in this quiz.
