Mariah Carey's "My All" is about her affair with New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
Zac Hanson was just 11 years and 7 months old when "MMMbop" topped the Hot 100, making him the youngest group member to co-write and perform a US #1 single.
The Simpsons theme song was composed by Danny Elfman, who went on to write music for films like Edward Scissorhands and Men In Black. He had a band at the time called Oingo Boingo, which did the theme song to the 1985 movie Weird Science.
Neil Young wrote the CSN&Y song "Ohio" about the Kent State Shootings, when the National Guard opened fire on students at Kent State University in Ohio, killing four.
Al Green's commitment classic "Let's Stay Together" launched Tina Turner's comeback when she covered the song in 1983.
The original, 1930s version of "Puttin' On the Ritz" has lyrics about Lenox Avenue in Harlem, not Park Avenue. A cover version by the Indonesian singer Taco was a hit in 1983.
Test your metal - Priest, Maiden, and Beavis and Butt-head show up in this one.
Many unusual folks appear in Grateful Dead songs. Can you identify them?
The revered singer-songwriter talks inspiration and explains why she put a mahout in "Drop the Pilot."
How well do you know your David Bowie lyrics? Take this quiz to find out.
The renown rock singer talks about "The House of the Rising Sun" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."
Newman makes it look easy these days, but in this 1974 interview, he reveals the paranoia and pressures that made him yearn for his old 9-5 job.