Mariah Carey's "My All" is about her affair with New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
"Never Tear Us Apart" was a live favorite for INXS, who would often extend the second pause for a while as the crowd went crazy.
Stephens Stills played timbales on the Bee Gees hit, "You Should Be Dancing." He was in the next door studio laying down a Crosby, Stills and Nash album and could hear Saturday Night Fever being recorded. Stills recognized its potential to be a monster hit and he wanted to contribute.
Producer Bob Ezrin convinced Pink Floyd to put a disco beat and children's chorus on "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)," which started out as a short interstitial for their album The Wall.
"Light My Fire" was the first song Doors guitarist Robby Krieger wrote. Looking for a universal theme, he decided to write about one of the four elements (air, earth, water, fire).
The movie The Breakfast Club opens with a passage from David Bowie's "Changes" ("And these children that you spit on...")
Songs about drugs, revolution and greed that have been used in commercials for sneakers, jeans, fast food, cruises and cars.
A top New York studio musician, Ralph played guitar on many '60s hits, including "Lightnin' Strikes," "A Lover's Concerto" and "I Am A Rock."
Despite appearances on Carson, Leno and a Pennebaker film, Williams remains a hidden treasure.
If the name Citizen Dick means anything to you, there's a chance you'll get some of these right.
Into the vaults for this talk with Bolton from the '80s when he was a focused on writing songs for other artists.