"Mickey" by Toni Basil was originally a song called "Kitty" by a male group. She picked the new name after Micky Dolenz of The Monkees.
"Kashmir" is the only Led Zeppelin song to use outside musicians, as it needed strings and horns.
"Fight The Power" was written for the Spike Lee movie Do The Right Thing. It opens the film and serves as the motif.
"White "Christmas" was so popular that Bing had to re-record the song five years after the original 1942 recording because the original masters had been worn out from all the pressings. This is the version that became a holiday tradition.
"Aberdeen" by Cage The Elephant is named after the birthplace of Kurt Cobain. It's in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
The Pretenders are named after the 1956 song "The Great Pretender" by The Platters.
Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?
A Soul Train dancer takes us through a day on the show, and explains what you had to do to get camera time.
These overtly religious songs crossed over to the pop charts, despite resistance from fans, and in many cases, churches.
The Canadian superstar talks about his sudden rise to fame, and tells the stories behind his hits "Sunglasses At Night," "Boy In The Box" and "Never Surrender."
The lead singer of Everclear, Art is also their primary songwriter.
The co-writer/guitarist on many Alice Cooper hits, Dick was also Lou Reed's axeman on the Rock n' Roll Animal album.