"Pretty In Pink" by Psychedelic Furs was released in 1981. Five years later, it inspired a movie of the same name starring Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy and Jon Cryer. The song was remixed for the re-release to have more Pop appeal.
"Virginia" in "Only The Good Die Young" is named after a real girl Billy Joel was trying to impress.
The most famous song to prominently feature a French horn is "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys.
Phil Oakey recorded his vocals for "Don't You Want Me" in the studio bathroom. The recording was disrupted by guitarist Jo Callis reaching through an open window from outside to repeatedly flush one of the toilets.
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."
"Walking on a Thin Line" by Huey Lewis and the News is about an American soldier who is trained as a sniper in the Vietnam War. It was written for a documentary on the war.
Rudolf, Bob Dylan and the Singing Dogs all show up in this Fact or Fiction for seasonal favorites.
A big list of musical marriages and family relations ranging from the simple to the truly dysfunctional.
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
One of the first successful female singer-songwriters, Janis had her first hit in 1967 at age 15.
Phone booths are nearly extinct, but they provided storylines for some of the most profound songs of the pre-cell phone era.
You know the scenes - Tom Cruise in his own pants-off dance off, Molly Ringwald celebrating her birthday - but do you remember what song is playing?
