
The Ozzy Osbourne song "Mr. Crowley" is about Aleister Crowley, a British practitioner of dark magic in the early 1900s.

Janet Jackson wrote the lyric to "Nasty" in response to random guys calling her "baby."

"Centerfield" by John Fogerty was the first song enshrined in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.

Pitbull is the lead artist on his Kesha collaboration "Timber," a #1 hit in 2014, but he only raps for about a minute on the song - Kesha does most of the work.

Simon Rex from the TV show What I Like About You and Wilmer Valderrama from That 70s Show both appear in the LMFAO video for "Sexy and I Know It."

Before recording "Boom Clap" herself, Charli XCX offered the song to Hilary Duff, but her people turned down the tune because it "wasn't cool enough for Hilary."
The outlaw country icon talks about the spiritual element of his songwriting and his Bob Dylan mention.
A popular contemporary folk singer, Williams still remembers the sticky note that changed her life in college.
Before "Rap" was a form of music, it was something guys did to pick up girls in nightclubs. Donnie talks about "The Rapper" and reveals the identity of Leah.
"Mony Mony," "Crimson and Clover," "Draggin' The Line"... the hits kept coming for Tommy James, and in a plot line fit for a movie, his record company was controlled by the mafia.
Ian talks about his 3 or 4 blatant attempts to write a pop song, and also the ones he most connected with, including "Locomotive Breath."
Many actors have attempted music, but only a few have managed a hit. Do you know which of these thespians charted?