Rob Thomas put some Spanish flavor in his Carlos Santana collaboration "Smooth" with the line "my muñequita," a pet name for his wife Marisol that means "my little doll."
Neil Diamond got a big boost in 1994 when Urge Overkill's cover of his song 'Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" was used in the movie Pulp Fiction. His catalog sales ramped up, and suddenly he was cool.
"A Hard Day's Night" was the title song to The Beatles' first movie, which was surprisingly good: it was nominated for two Oscars.
Stephens Stills played timbales on the Bee Gees hit, "You Should Be Dancing." He was in the next door studio laying down a Crosby, Stills and Nash album and could hear Saturday Night Fever being recorded. Stills recognized its potential to be a monster hit and he wanted to contribute.
Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" was the best-selling song of the 2000s in the US.
The Fratellis song "Chelsea Dagger" was named for their lead singer's wife - it was her burlesque name.
In 1986, a Stephen King novella was made into a movie, with a classic song serving as title, soundtrack and tone.
The Stooges guitarist (and producer of the Kill City album) talks about those early recordings and what really happened with David Bowie.
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.
Dean's saga began with "Ariel," a song about falling in love with a Jewish girl from New Jersey.
A drummer for one of the most successful metal bands of the last decade, Chris talks about what it's like writing and performing with Slipknot. Metal-neck is a factor.
The '70s gave us Muppets, disco and Van Halen, all which show up in this groovy quiz.
