The hit duet "Somewhere Out There" was written for an animated film about a family of immigrant mice who lose one of their young.
Ellie Goulding's hit song "Lights" is about her fear of the dark, which forces the singer to sleep with the lights on.
Mariah Carey's "My All" is about her affair with New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
Puff Daddy didn't get permission to sample the Police song "Every Breath You Take" on his Notorious B.I.G. tribute "I'll Be Missing You," but he later reached an agreement and even performed the song with Sting.
The phrase "Hasta la vista, baby" was popularized in the 1987 Jody Watley song "Looking For A New Love," four years before Arnold Schwarzenegger said it in the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
With his X-wife Exene, John fronts the band X and writes their songs.
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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.
A renowned guitarist and rock revivalist, Dave took "I Hear You Knocking" to the top of the UK charts and was the first to record Elvis Costello's "Girls Talk."
Go beyond The Beatles to see what you know about the British Invasion.
