The Destiny's Child "Independent Women Part I" video was directed by the same guy who did the Hunger Games movies.
In the UK, the first #1 hit with a rap was "Candy Girl" by the American boy band New Edition in 1983.
One of the first hit songs used in a major marketing campaign was "Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones. Microsoft paid $3 million to use it in commercials for Windows '95.
At the end of the Doors song "Touch Me," Jim Morrison chants, "Stronger than dirt!" The line is from an Ajax commercial where a white knight rides around destroying dirt.
"The Cave" by Mumford & Sons is based on the philosophy of Plato and his work called "Allegory of the Cave."
"The Best" by Tina Turner was originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler; Turner's hit version added a bridge and a saxophone solo by Edgar Winter.
The king of Christian worship music explains talks about writing songs for troubled times.
A history of songs dealing with transgender issues, featuring Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Morrissey and Green Day.
Phone booths are nearly extinct, but they provided storylines for some of the most profound songs of the pre-cell phone era.
A band so baffling, even their names were contrived. Check your score in the Ramones version of Fact or Fiction.
You know the scenes - Tom Cruise in his own pants-off dance off, Molly Ringwald celebrating her birthday - but do you remember what song is playing?
What's the deal with "Summer of '69"? Bryan explains what the song is really about, and shares more of his songwriting insights.