The moans of pleasure in the Guns N' Roses song "Rocket Queen" are authentic.
Aretha Franklin didn't drive, but one of her biggest hits was a car song: "Freeway Of Love."
Will.I.am, literally dreamt up "I Gotta Feelin'." Said the Black Eyed Pea: "Have you ever had a dream where there's a melody in your dream? I'll wake up out of my sleep and record that! 'I Gotta Feelin' was one of those songs."
"Mr. Roboto" by Styx was written by their keyboard player, Dennis DeYoung, who used Japanese words and imagery to create an allegory about censorship.
Sia Furler wrote "Titanium" and wanted to give the tune to Katy Perry. She turned it down, so David Guetta recorded it instead using Sia's original demo guide vocal. It became a big hit, especially in the UK, where it went to #1.
"Back In The U.S.S.R." by The Beatles was play on "California Girls" by The Beach Boys, with "Moscow girls" and "Ukraine girls" instead of the all-American girls.
Harry is Derek Smalls in Spinal Tap, Mark Shubb in The Folksmen, and Mr. Burns on The Simpsons.
When she released her first album in 1988, Tanita became a UK singing sensation at age 19. She talks about her darkly sensual voice and quirky songwriting style.
Here's what happens when an opening act is really out of place with the headliner, like when Beastie Boys opened for Madonna.
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
With a few clues (Works at a diner, dreams of running away), can you name the character in the song?
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.