The "Mum-mum-mum-ma" hook on lady Gaga's "Poker Face" was sampled from Boney M's 1977 hit "Ma Baker."
"Invisible Touch" was the first time a band member (Phil Collins) had a #1 Hot 100 hit with a group after scoring a #1 solo hit.
The Temptations sang backup on "Super Freak" by Rick James. He mentions them in the song when he says, "Temptations, sing!"
Richard Harris, who played Professor Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter movies, had a hit in 1968 with "MacArthur Park."
The song title "Cake By The Ocean" originated from DNCE's Swedish producers using the wrong name for the drink "Sex on the Beach."
The instrumental "YYZ" by Rush got its title from the transmitter code for Lester B. Pearson International Airport in Toronto, near where the band is from.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
On Glen's résumé: hit songwriter, Facebook dominator, and member of Styx.
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.
When a song describes a wedding, it's rarely something to celebrate - with one big exception.
John Lennon, Paul Simon and Lynyrd Skynyrd are some of the artists who have written revenge songs. Do you know who they wrote them about?
For songwriters, Johnny represents the American man. He has been angry, cool, magic, a rebel and, of course, marching home.