The CCR song "Run Through the Jungle" is about gun control.
According to Frank Sinatra's daughter, he hated "My Way," but had to sing it at every show when it became his signature song.
Alicia Keys got a huge break when Oprah had her perform her debut single "Fallin'" on her show.
When he met Delilah DiCrescenzo, Plain White T's lead singer Tom Higgenson told her he'd write a song about her, and came up with the first verse of "Hey There Delilah" on the spot.
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band-Aid was the first big group charity single. It was organized by Bob Geldof, who a year later put together "We Are The World" and Live Aid.
A perfume called Wonderstruck was named after a line in Taylor Swift's song "Enchanted": "I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home."
Some songs get a second life when they find a new audience through a movie, commercial, TV show, or even the Internet.
Was Long Tall Sally a cross-dresser? Did he really set his piano on fire? See if you know the real stories about one of rock's greatest innovators.
The Guns N' Roses rhythm guitarist in the early '90s, Gilby talks about the band's implosion and the side projects it spawned.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
Doors expert Jim Cherry, author of The Doors Examined, talks about some of their defining songs and exposes some Jim Morrison myths.
On Glen's résumé: hit songwriter, Facebook dominator, and member of Styx.