The Squeeze song "Tempted" is one of their few with lead vocals by Paul Carrack, who sang the Ace song "How Long" and was in Mike + The Mechanics.
"Constant Craving" by k.d. lang deals with principles of Buddhism, including the cycles of birth and death.
ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson conceived "Dancing Queen" as a dance song with the working title "Boogaloo," drawing inspiration from the 1974 George McCrae disco hit "Rock Your Baby." Their manager Stig Anderson came up with the title "Dancing Queen."
Beyonce Knowles and Michelle Williams wrote "Girl" for Kelly Rowland as an encouragement for her to end her relationship with a verbally and physically abusive boyfriend.
The Nicolette Larson hit "Lotta Love" was written by Neil Young, who recorded a very different version of the song.
"What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes has endured as one of the most popular songs of the '90s, but it wasn't a huge hit at the time and the band split after one album. Frontwoman Linda Perry went on to write hits for Pink and Christina Aguilera.
Despite her reticent personality, Adele's life and music are filled with intrigue. See if you can spot the true tales.
Did Eric Clapton really steal George's wife? What's the George Harrison-Monty Python connection? Set the record straight with our Fact or Fiction quiz.
Michelob commercials generated hits for Eric Clapton, Genesis and Steve Winwood in the '80s, even as some of these rockers were fighting alcoholism.
Tyler talks about his true love: songwriting. How he identifies the beauty in a melody and turns sorrow into art.
Genesis' key-man re-examines his solo career and the early days of music video.
When you have a song called "Fire," it's tempting to set one - these guys did.
