This heavily orchestrated song about an eagle was, surprisingly, inspired by a seagull, but not any seagull. The book Jonathan Livingston Seagull has been called the greatest inspirational novel of our times.
Jimmy Buffett's "Cheeseburger In Paradise" has muenster (cheese), not mustard, as commonly misheard in the line "medium rare with muenster'd be nice."
A gospel choir appears in Sam Smith's "Stay With Me" video, but the vocals on the song are all Smith - about 20 tracks of his voice were used to make him sound like a chorus.
Katy Perry's breakout hit, "I Kissed A Girl," was surprising to those familiar with her past: Her parents were pastors and she started off singing Christian music.
The Hall & Oates hit "Everything Your Heart Desires" has no rhymes.
Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" was written by the keyboard player from Toto, who was working on the Thriller album.
The Devo song "Freedom Of Choice" is about mindless consumerism - how people like to make frivolous choices, but otherwise want to be told what to do.
Before "Rap" was a form of music, it was something guys did to pick up girls in nightclubs. Donnie talks about "The Rapper" and reveals the identity of Leah.
The longtime Eagle talks about soaring back to his solo career, and what he learned about songwriting in the group.
The "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" singer makes a habit of playing with the best in the business.
Queen, Phish and The Stones are among our picks for the best band logos. Here are their histories and a design analysis from an expert.
A talented lyricist, Philip helped revive Neil Sedaka's career with the words to "Laughter In The Rain" and "Bad Blood."
The first of Billy's five #1 hits was the song that propelled Madonna to stardom. You'd think that would get you a backstage pass, wouldn't you?