Teen Spirit was a kind of deodorant marketed to young girls. That's where Kurt Cobain got the title "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
Rob Reiner named his 1986 movie "Stand By Me" after the song, since he thought The Body, a Stephen King story on which it was based, sounded like a horror movie.
"Virginia" in "Only The Good Die Young" is named after a real girl Billy Joel was trying to impress.
Hugh Laurie, star of the TV show House, had a minor hit in 2011 with "Police Dog Blues," an old Blues song from 1929.
Billy Ocean's "Caribbean Queen" was originally released as "European Queen," and it underperformed. When it was issued in America as "Caribbean Queen" it went to #1 and revived his career.
Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" was the #1 single in Australia for 13 weeks. It holds the record for the longest running chart topper Down Under since the first ever ARIA Chart was listed in 1983.
We've heard of artists putting their hearts into their music, but some take it literally.
An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.
Guitarist Tony Iommi on the "Iron Man" riff, the definitive Black Sabbath song, and how Ozzy and Dio compared as songwriters.
Doubt led to drive for Francis, who still isn't sure why one of Status Quo's biggest hits is so beloved.
Known in America for the hit "If You Leave," OMD is a huge influence on modern electronic music.
The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.