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Quiz: Canadians

Quiz: Canadians

Think you know your bacon from your Bryan Adams? Get your poutine on with this Canadian artists quiz.

"Strokin'"

"Strokin'"

The story behind the classic song by Clarence Carter, who died recently at 90.

Fact or Fiction: Social Distortion

Fact or Fiction: Social Distortion

Were they named for a distortion pedal? Take this Fact or Fiction to find out.

Daniel Lanois

Daniel Lanois

The inside stories of songs he produced for U2, Peter Gabriel, and Bob Dylan

In The Studio For Raye's New Album

In The Studio For Raye's New Album

Chris Hill, who co-wrote nine songs on Raye's new album, tells us how they came together.

Wolfgang Van Halen

Wolfgang Van Halen

On his musical evolution and how he deals with being both a frontman and an introvert

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Money For Nothing by Dire Straits

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Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler got the idea for "Money For Nothing" after overhearing delivery men in a New York department store complain about their jobs while watching MTV.

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Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys

The British synthpop duo found international success in 1984 when they paired socially conscious lyrics with a dance beat in "West End Girls." More than 30 years and 70 million record sales later, they became one of the most successful acts in UK music history.

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Songs with a voicemail or answering machine message

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Carl Sturken

Carl Sturken

Hitmaker Carl Sturken on writing and producing for Rihanna, 'N Sync, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Donny Osmond, Shakira and Karyn White.

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Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Tea Party by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.

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Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

Did Eric Clapton really write "Cocaine" while on cocaine? This question and more in the Clapton edition of Fact or Fiction.

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