Iggy Pop wrote "Lust For Life" with David Bowie, who came up with the music on a ukulele.
Aretha Franklin didn't drive, but one of her biggest hits was a car song: "Freeway Of Love."
Scott Stapp of Creed wrote "With Arms Wide Open" when he found out he was going to be a dad. He named his son Jagger.
Sleigh bells aren't very punk, but they play throughout the Stooges classic "I Wanna Be Your Dog."
The EMF song "Unbelievable" samples the raunchy comic Andrew Dice Clay saying, "What the f--k was that!"
"Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun was a huge hit for Berlin, but lead singer Terri Nunn was the only band member to perform on it. This caused friction that broke up the group a year later.
Many actors have attempted music, but only a few have managed a hit. Do you know which of these thespians charted?
Phone booths are nearly extinct, but they provided storylines for some of the most profound songs of the pre-cell phone era.
You know the scenes - Tom Cruise in his own pants-off dance off, Molly Ringwald celebrating her birthday - but do you remember what song is playing?
Dean's saga began with "Ariel," a song about falling in love with a Jewish girl from New Jersey.
A song he wrote and recorded from "sheer spiritual inspiration," Allen's didn't think "Southern Nights" had hit potential until Glen Campbell took it to #1 two years later.
The Nails lead singer Marc Campbell talks about those 44 women he sings about over a stock Casio keyboard track. He's married to one of them now - you might be surprised which.