Dolly Parton wrote her #1 hit "9 to 5" for the 1980 movie she starred in as a secretary. The film is a comedy and the song has a lighthearted feel, but the message of gender discrimination in the office was very real. Both the song and movie helped bring the issue to the fore.
"Ghosttown" from 2014 was Madonna's 45th chart-topper on the Dance Club Songs chart, breaking the record for the most #1s an artist has tallied on a single Billboard chart.
"Toxic" was the most-searched song on Google in 2004 and helped Spears become the most-searched artist that year, a title she held from 1999-2001.
The Ben Folds Five song "Brick" is about a difficult time when Folds' girlfriend got an abortion.
Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" was originally called "Brown Skinned Girl," and was about an interracial relationship.
"Should I Stay or Should I Go?" by The Clash features some Spanish lines ("esta indecisión me molesta!") by the Texas singer Joe Ely.
The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.
Iron Maiden, Adele, Toto, Eminem and Earth, Wind & Fire are just some of the artists with songs directly inspired by movies - and not always good ones.
The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.
We've heard of artists putting their hearts into their music, but some take it literally.
Songs where something goes horribly wrong (literally or metaphorically), and help is needed right away.
Go beyond The Beatles to see what you know about the British Invasion.