The famous sparkling beverage in Al Stewart's song is named after Pierre Pérignon, the French monk who invented it.
In 2010, the biggest-selling song in the UK was "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem.
"Surf City" was recorded by Jan & Dean, but written by Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. It was the first #1 hit Wilson wrote.
When the Christian band DC Talk covered Nirvana's "All Apologies" at concerts, they would change the line "Everyone is gay" to "Jesus is the Way."
Mickey Mantle and John Madden both appear in the video for "Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard" by Paul Simon. Biz Markie and Big Daddy Kane do a rap intro.
Robert Smith doesn't license Cure songs for commercials, but he made an exception in 2004 when he let Hewlett-Packard use "Pictures Of You." He needed the money to buy the group's back catalogue.
Frank Sinatra was 64 when he had his last hit: "New York, New York." The song pegged him to New York City, leaving Las Vegas to Elvis.
Chad tells tales from his time as drummer for Nirvana, and talks about his group Before Cars.
One of the most popular classical vocalists in the land is lining up a trip to space, which is the inspiration for many of her songs.
The stories behind "Whole Of The Moon" and "Red Army Blues," and why rock music has "outlived its era of innovation."
An original member of Depeche Mode, Vince went on to form Erasure and Yaz.
Where words like "email," "thirsty," "Twitter" and "gangsta" first showed up in songs, and which songs popularized them.
Producer Rupert Hine talks about crafting hits for Tina Turner, Howard Jones and The Fixx.
