Robert Smith doesn't license Cure songs for commercials, but he made an exception in 2004 when he let Hewlett-Packard use "Pictures Of You." He needed the money to buy the group's back catalogue.
"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" was written by Nick Lowe in 1974. The original version with his group Brinsley Schwarz was kind of somber, but Elvis Costello made it a classic with his 1978 uptempo take.
Ed Sheeran's first single was "The A Team," a song about a drug-addicted prostitute.
Willa Ford came up with her hit "I Wanna Be Bad" when her record company told her to tone down her music in a effort to differentiate her from Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, who were in their "bad girl" eras.
The Australian band Jet took their name from the 1973 song of the same by Paul McCartney and Wings.
Keyboard great David Sancious talks about his work with Sting, Seal, Springsteen, Clapton and Aretha, and explains what quantum physics has to do with making music.
It took him seven years to recover from his American hit "Fool (If You Think It's Over)," but Chris Rea became one of the top singer-songwriters in his native UK.
Surprise exits, a catfight and some very memorable performances make our list of the most memorable Idol moments.
The story of the legendary lupine DJ through the songs he inspired.
Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?
The stories behind "Shine," "December," "The World I Know" and other Collective Soul hits.
