"Master Blaster (Jammin')" is Stevie Wonder's tribute to Bob Marley, released less than a year before Marley died.
The CCR song "Run Through the Jungle" is about gun control.
Madonna didn't write "Papa Don't Preach," which deals with abortion. What drew her to the song was the singer standing up to male authority.
Prince Markie Dee of The Fat Boys co-wrote the Mary J. Blige hit "Real Love."
The 311 song "Amber" is likely about Nicole Scherzinger, who was dating the band's lead singer Nick Hexum.
The thunderclap sound heard in the Bee Gees song "Tragedy" was made by Barry Gibb with his mouth.
Outrageously gifted and just plain outrageous, Millie is an R&B and Rap innovator.
Elvis, Little Richard and Cheryl Cole have all sung about Teddy Bears, but there is also a terrifying Teddy song from 1932 and a touching trucker Teddy tune from 1976.
Ozzy, Guns N' Roses, Judas Priest and even Michael Bolton show up in this Classic Metal quiz.
The stories behind "Shine," "December," "The World I Know" and other Collective Soul hits.
How a country weeper and a blues number made "rolling stone" the most popular phrase in rock.
The stories behind the biggest hit songs about trucking.
