The "Doctor of philosophy" in the Indigo Girls' song "Closer To Fine" is based on a teacher Emily Saliers had who had a poster of Rasputin on his door.
YouTube had to upgrade after PSY's "Gangnam Style" broke their hit counter in 2012. Once the video reached 2,147,483,647 views, the maximum positive value for a 32-bit signed binary integer in computing, the view-counter could no longer work.
Sea creatures mentioned in "Rock Lobster" by The B-52's include a jellyfish, piranha, bikini whale and narwhal.
"Whole Lotta Love" was Led Zeppelin's only US Top 10 hit, charting at #4. Many of their songs, including "Stairway To Heaven," were not released as singles, as it was considered bad form in the UK to make fans pay for singles that were also on albums.
"Strawberry Letter 23" by The Brothers Johnson was written by Shuggie Otis, whose girlfriend would send him letters written on strawberry-scented paper.
The song "Without You," a hit for Nilsson in 1972 and Mariah Carey in 1994, was written and originally recorded by Badfinger in 1970.
Richie talks about the impact of "Amazed," and how his 4-year-old son inspired another Lonestar hit.
Fiona's highly-anticipated third album almost didn't make it. Here's how it finally came together after two years and a leak.
The outlaw country icon talks about the spiritual element of his songwriting and his Bob Dylan mention.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
'80s music ambassadors Wang Chung pick their top tracks of the decade, explaining what makes each one so special.
In 1986, a Stephen King novella was made into a movie, with a classic song serving as title, soundtrack and tone.