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"Jessie's Girl" was the #1 song in America when MTV went on the air. They put it in hot rotation right away, making the song even more popular.
Country star Slim Whitman's version of the 1920s song "Rose Marie" spent 11 consecutive weeks at #1 in the UK in 1955, a record until 1991 when Bryan Adams’ "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" spent 16 weeks at the top.
The Bangles song "Eternal Flame" was inspired by a display at Graceland that honored Elvis Presley.
Jay-Z did the rap on Beyoncé's "Crazy In Love" at the last minute. They had just started dating; she asked him to feature on the track the night before she had to turn in her album.
"Stay" by Lisa Loeb was the first #1 hit by an unsigned artist. It got a boost from Ethan Hawke, who got it into a movie he starred in called Reality Bites.
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Producer Rupert Hine talks about crafting hits for Tina Turner, Howard Jones and The Fixx.
The Creed lead singer reveals the "ego and self-fulfillment" he now sees in one of the band's biggest hits.
When a song describes a wedding, it's rarely something to celebrate - with one big exception.
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Are classic songs like "Over The Rainbow" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the public domain?
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