"Sail" by AWOLNATION had a remarkably slow climb up the Hot 100. It was the first ever song to spend over a year on the chart before entering the top 20.
"Head Over Heels" by The Go-Go's is a metaphor for how things were getting out of control for the band; they broke up a year later.
"Aberdeen" by Cage The Elephant is named after the birthplace of Kurt Cobain. It's in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
There was a rumor in the Soviet Union that The Beatles had secretly visited the U.S.S.R. and given a private concert for the children of top Communist party members. They believed the song "Back In The U.S.S.R." was written because of the concert. Actually, some fans still believe so.
In the UK, the first #1 hit with a rap was "Candy Girl" by the American boy band New Edition in 1983.
First question: Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson appeared in videos for what artist?
Even before Soundgarden wrote a song about him, Artis was the most famous spoon player of all time. So why has he always been broke?
MTV, a popular TV theme song and Madonna all show up in this '80s music quiz.
Tyler talks about his true love: songwriting. How he identifies the beauty in a melody and turns sorrow into art.
Outrageously gifted and just plain outrageous, Millie is an R&B and Rap innovator.
Nick made some of the biggest videos on MTV, including "The Final Countdown," "Heaven" and "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)."
