This is the sleeve from "Heartbeat - It's a Love Beat," which was the DeFranco Family's first single. This might be the first time an artist established a fan club before releasing a song. We wonder what Tony's love letter was all about. (thanks to Kent at the Forgotten Hits newsletter for the image)
"Midnight Train To Georgia" was originally "Midnight Plane To Houston," but was changed to sound more R&B.
Irving Berlin said "God Bless America" was "not a patriotic song, but rather an expression of gratitude."
"Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve samples an obscure orchestral arrangement of the 1965 Rolling Stones song "The Last Time." The Verve had to sign away most of the royalties before they could release the song.
Kiss sing about "movin' fast on 95" in "Detroit Rock City," but I-95 doesn't go through Detroit (I-75 does) so they published the lyric as "Movin' fast, doin' 95."
Madonna's hit "Like A Prayer" debuted in a Pepsi commercial, but Pepsi pulled the ad the next day when the controversial video appeared. Madonna got to keep her $5 million endorsement money.
Scott Stapp of Creed wrote "With Arms Wide Open" when he found out he was going to be a dad. He named his son Jagger.
When a song describes a wedding, it's rarely something to celebrate - with one big exception.
The Winger frontman reveals the Led Zeppelin song he cribbed for "Seventeen," and explains how his passion for orchestra music informs his songwriting.
Despite her reticent personality, Adele's life and music are filled with intrigue. See if you can spot the true tales.
Michelob commercials generated hits for Eric Clapton, Genesis and Steve Winwood in the '80s, even as some of these rockers were fighting alcoholism.
Iron Maiden, Adele, Toto, Eminem and Earth, Wind & Fire are just some of the artists with songs directly inspired by movies - and not always good ones.
The flautist frontman talks about touring with Led Zeppelin, his contribution to "Hotel California", and how he may have done the first MTV Unplugged.