Paul Simon dressed as a turkey to perform "Still Crazy After All These Years" on the first season of Saturday Night Live. Simon became good friends with SNL creator Lorne Michaels, and appeared many more times on the show. He met his future wife Edie Brickell in 1988 on the set.
"The Reflex" became a #1 hit for Duran Duran when Nile Rodgers remixed it using a sampler. Simon Le Bon refuses to say what it's about, but says it's "kind of childish song."
"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" by Jay-Z borrows four bars from Notorious B.I.G's "The World Is Filled." Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls attended Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School in Brooklyn, New York, at the same time.
The Kate Bush song "Running Up That Hill" is about making a deal with God to switch lives with your partner so there would be no more misunderstandings.
Adele isn't a ghost when she sings, "Hello from the other side" - it means the "other side of becoming an adult."
Mariah Carey's "My All" is about her affair with New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
AC/DC's 1990 song "Mistress For Christmas" is about Donald Trump, who was in the news because of his affair with the model Marla Maples.
Surprise exits, a catfight and some very memorable performances make our list of the most memorable Idol moments.
In the summer of 1990, you could get arrested for selling a 2 Live Crew album or performing their songs in Southern Florida. And that's exactly what happened.
"25 or 6 to 4" to "Semi-Charmed Life" - see if you can spot the songs that are really about drugs.
Mike Rutherford talks about the "Silent Running" storyline and "Land Of Confusion" in the age of Trump.
The Celtic music maker Loreena McKennitt on finding musical inspiration, the "New Age" label, and working on the movie Tinker Bell.
If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.