Photo by Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images In the late 1960s, a young David Bowie, hoping to land a cut as an aspiring songwriter, wrote E... read more
How they came up with their signature sound, and the stories behind hits like "Hold On Loosely" and "Caught Up In You"
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Chris Hill, who co-wrote nine songs on Raye's new album, tells us how they came together.
Devo got the idea for their "Whip It" video from an article about a guy who owned a dude ranch and charged people to watch him remove his wife's clothes with a bullwhip.
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Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" is about her breaking away from her musical partner, Porter Wagoner. She continued to write and record classic songs like "Jolene," "9 to 5" and "Here You Come Again."
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When Judd Apatow needed under-appreciated rockers for his Knocked Up sequel, he immediately thought of Parker, who just happened to be getting his band The Rumour back together.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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First question: Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson appeared in videos for what artist?
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Did the corduroy jacket come from the Gap? Is their biggest hit a cover song? Take this Fact or Fiction to find out.
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Originally from Allentown, PA., I was an intern at WNEP-TV 16 in 1987 and had no idea that The Buoys were from Wilkes-Barre. The song had gotten a lot of play in the Allentown area, and one morning it played on the radio at the TV station and Frank Andrews (a noon news anchor at the time) assured me that it was about a mule. Apparently he swallowed the KoolAid as well, as we now know that it WAS about a person. Ironically, I got a job at WNEP after the internship and moved to Wilkes-Barre, right across the bridge from Kingston, PA., where many of the bandmates were from (The Crackerbox!!). I spent a lot of time at the Playboy Steakhouse and Murray's, as well. I wanted to say, that YES, they DID release a 45 with a donkey picture and name of...