The year John Mellencamp took control

The timeless appeal of Pink Floyd’s “Time”

The ELO song scientifically proven to make you happy

The inspiration behind Pete Townshend’s biggest hit

The midas touch of Pat Benatar and “We Belong”

The Rolling Stones’ hit song that almost never happened

John Lennon’s message of peace at Christmas

The mystery of Neil Young’s “Cinnamon Girl”

How “Devil Inside” helped make INXS rock gods

How Bachman Turner Overdrive’s inside joke became a hit song

The awesome story of Temple Of The Dog's "Hunger Strike"

Blondie’s hit song inspired by a stalker

How Paul McCartney landed the title theme for a James Bond film

How Eddie Money’s Rock and Roll Dream Came True

The long strange history of “Casey Jones” by the Grateful Dead

How Tom Petty punched back at the music biz with “Refugee”

How "On The Dark Side" became a surprise hit

The inspiration behind David Bowie’s “The Jean Genie”

How “One” unified U2

The spellbinding story of “Black Magic Woman”

The love song that started it all for Styx

How Joe Walsh’s “In The City” went from Warriors to Eagles

Why Van Halen took their time with “Right Now”

When Billy Squier Rocked Christmas on MTV

How Joan Jett embraced her “Bad Reputation”

Supertramp’s singalong hit about the ideal gift

The country song that became Def Leppard’s only US #1 hit

When Sting became the “King Of Pain”

How Pink Floyd and Bob Ezrin built The Wall

David Bowie’s mad, marvelous Moonage Daydream