
Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" was inspired by how she'd learned to deal with all the false rumors that circulated about her. She realized she could either let it get to her or "just shake it off."

The song used in introductions by the Chicago Bulls and many other sports teams is "Sirius" by The Alan Parsons project, the opening track on the Eye In The Sky album.

Mike Nesmith wrote Linda Ronstadt's first hit, "Different Drum," before he joined The Monkees. He played an intentionally bad version of it on the show.

Yoko Ono has always denied requests to cover "Imagine" with the line "no religion, too" omitted or changed.

Damon Albarn found inspiration for Blur's "Girls And Boys" whilst on holiday in Magaluf on the Spanish island of Majorca.

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.
A popular contemporary folk singer, Williams still remembers the sticky note that changed her life in college.
In 1986, a Stephen King novella was made into a movie, with a classic song serving as title, soundtrack and tone.
Billie Jean, Delilah, Sara, Laura and Sharona - do you know who the girls in the songs really are?
Famous songs that lent their titles - and in some cases storylines - to movies.
Was "Pearl" Eddie Vedder's grandmother, and did she really make a hallucinogenic jam? Did Journey have a contest to name the group? And what does KISS stand for anyway?