When "Believe" hit #1 in America, it made Cher, age 52, the oldest woman ever to top the chart.
Fall Out Boy's "The Phoenix" samples the classical work "Allegro Non Troppo," which was composed by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1941. Vocalist Patrick Stump was inspired by "the creepiness" of the strings.
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" was a line from a 1980 Clash song called "Charlie Don't Surf." Tears For Fears used it as the title of their 1985 hit.
James Brown's "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" was the first Hot 100 hit with the word "sex" in the title.
"Zombie" by The Cranberries is about an IRA bombing in England that killed two children.
On the surface, "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts is just a song about a guy coming home from work, but the duo claimed it had a deeper meaning about finding direction in one's personal life.
For songwriters, Johnny represents the American man. He has been angry, cool, magic, a rebel and, of course, marching home.
We've heard of artists putting their hearts into their music, but some take it literally.
Jon Fratelli talks about the band's third album, and the five-year break leading up to it.
The singer/bassist for Concrete Blonde talks about how her songs come from clairvoyance, and takes us through the making of their hit "Joey."
Test your metal - Priest, Maiden, and Beavis and Butt-head show up in this one.
