In 1979, Madonna was a dancer on Patrick Hernandez' tour, where she boogied to his hit "Born To Be Alive."
John Mellencamp considers "Pink Houses" an "anti-American song," laying bare the struggles of the poor and working class.
The party tune "Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of)" was the theme song for the 2000 Democratic Convention (the party of Bill Clinton), until someone noticed the line, "A little bit of Monica in my life."
Damon Albarn found inspiration for Blur's Britpop classic "Girls & Boys" while on holiday in Majorca. He noted that in the club scene there was "no morality involved."
"All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow started with the first line from an obscure poem called "Fun" that read, "All I wanna do is have some fun."
In Metallica's 1986 metal classic "Master Of Puppets," the "Master" represents drugs, controlling the user like a puppet. Lead singer James Hetfield wasn't an addict at the time, but 15 years later he needed rehab to treat his alcoholism.
Julian tells the stories behind his hits "Valotte" and "Too Late for Goodbyes," and fills us in on his many non-musical pursuits. Also: what MTV meant to his career.
Fishbone has always enjoyed much more acclaim than popularity - Angelo might know why.
With his X-wife Exene, John fronts the band X and writes their songs.
The evolution of the symbol that was Prince's name from 1993-2000.
A Soul Train dancer takes us through a day on the show, and explains what you had to do to get camera time.
Go beyond The Beatles to see what you know about the British Invasion.