Country star Slim Whitman's version of the 1920s song "Rose Marie" spent 11 consecutive weeks at #1 in the UK in 1955, a record until 1991 when Bryan Adams’ "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" spent 16 weeks at the top.
Britney Spears was just 16 when her first single, "Baby One More Time," was released. She quickly became a top search term on something called The Internet.
Elton John's "Rocket Man" is based on a Ray Bradbury story called The Rocket Man published in 1951.
"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.
The "Electric Avenue" in the Eddy Grant song is a real street. It got its name because it was the first street in London with electric lights.
Ozzy Osbourne's "Shot In The Dark" is titled after a Pink Panther movie.
The lead singer and pianist for Procol Harum, Gary talks about finding the musical ideas to match the words.
Michael tells the story of "Send Me On My Way," and explains why some of the words in the song don't have a literal meaning.
The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.
Psychedelic Furs lead singer Richard Butler talks about their first album since 1991 and explains what's really going on in "Pretty In Pink."
The Stooges guitarist (and producer of the Kill City album) talks about those early recordings and what really happened with David Bowie.
