Train's guitarist had to Google an instructional video to learn how to play the ukulele for "Hey Soul Sister."
The first single from the Thriller album was "The Girl Is Mine," chosen over "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" because it was a duet with Paul McCartney and thus guaranteed airplay.
Recording "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me," Elton John was frustrated and sang the line "don't discard me" with an exaggerated American accent, which is why is sounds strange.
Adele's "Someone Like You" is the first song with just piano and voice to hit #1 in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, which started in 1958.
George Michael was 17 and on a bus to his job at the cinema when he came up with the idea for "Careless Whisper" and the lyrics, "Something in your eyes calls to mind a silver screen."
At the end of "Love Bites" by Def Leppard, there are some vocals that are hard to understand. It was rumored that they were: "Jesus of Nazareth, Go to Hell." It is actually producer Mutt Lange saying "Yes it does, Bloody Hell," with a thick British accent.
"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.
Richie talks about the impact of "Amazed," and how his 4-year-old son inspired another Lonestar hit.
The top Contemporary Christian artist of all time on song inspirations and what she learned from Johnny Carson.
Charlotte was established in the LA punk scene when a freaky girl named Belinda approached her wearing a garbage bag.
Songwriters have used cards and card games to make sense of heartache, togetherness, and even Gonorrhea.
The Stooges guitarist (and producer of the Kill City album) talks about those early recordings and what really happened with David Bowie.