Rob Reiner named his 1986 movie "Stand By Me" after the song, since he thought The Body, a Stephen King story on which it was based, sounded like a horror movie.
Lady Gaga says that "Poker Face" is about her personal experience with bisexuality; being with a man but thinking about a woman.
In the INXS song "Devil Inside," the devil represents chaos. "Every time you think something's right, he comes in and changes everything," Michael Hutchence said.
The Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??" was named in March 2009 the official Rock Song of Oklahoma. Four years later, Oklahoma's governor Mary Fallin pulled the tune as the state's official rock song in a move her office said had more to do with priorities than musical taste.
Creedence Clearwater Revival's first single was a cover of a rockabilly song called "Susie Q." When it became a hit, group leader John Fogerty went into a songwriting frenzy so they wouldn't be one-hit wonders, resulting in hits like "Proud Mary" and "Lodi."
When "Baby Love" reached the top spot, The Supremes became the first Motown act with two #1 hits on the Hot 100.
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
Mike Rutherford talks about the "Silent Running" storyline and "Land Of Confusion" in the age of Trump.
How well do you know your protest songs (including the one that went to #1)?
Famous songs that lent their titles - and in some cases storylines - to movies.
Here is the church, here is the steeple - see if you can identify these lyrics that reference church.
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.