Grazing In The Grass by The Friends Of Distinction was the first big hit to use the phrase "dig it" in the lyric.
"The Night Chicago Died" was written and recorded by the British group Paper Lace. They talk about Al Capone in the song, but got a lot of details wrong - understandable since they wrote it based on gangster movies.
Young MC shows up in the George Clooney movie Up In The Air performing his hit "Bust A Move."
"Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO was only the second #1 hit on the Hot 100 with "Party" in the title. The first was Lesley Gore's "It's My Party."
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey was the first ringtone certified Gold.
David Bowie's "Space Oddity" tells the story of an astronaut who cuts off communication and floats into space. The BBC used it extensively in their coverage of the 1969 moon landing - an odd choice considering the lyrics.
Ian talks about his 3 or 4 blatant attempts to write a pop song, and also the ones he most connected with, including "Locomotive Breath."
Many unusual folks appear in Grateful Dead songs. Can you identify them?
The man who created Yacht Rock with "Sailing" wrote one of his biggest hits while on acid.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
The guitarist/songwriter explains how he came up with his signature sound, and deconstructs some classic Fear Factory songs.
Was a Beatles song a TV theme? And who came up with those Fresh Prince and Sopranos songs?