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Meat Loaf's "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" was desperately written as an Elvis Presley tribute. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" changed Meat Loaf's life.

Elvis Presley's debut single "That's All Right" was really popular on a radio program. A rock star from the era felt Elvis was playing copycat.

After John Lennon's death, one of his songs jumped from No. 6 in the United States to No. 1. The tune was inspired by Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison.

Yoko Ono revealed a song from John Lennon's 'Double Fantasy' was inspired by John's birthday celebration. John shared a birthday with his son, Sean Ono Lennon.

Elvis Presley's "Don't" has an interesting connection to "Jailhouse Rock." "Don't" inspired a cover from a Pink Floyd member and appeared in a famous stage show.

A producer said a song from The Beatles' 'Revolver' was a turning point in the band's career. The tune didn't get lots of attention.

Elvis Presley's "There Goes My Everything" was about another celebrity's divorce. Priscilla Presley discussed the impact of her split from Elvis.

Producer George Martin's son compared The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" demo with John Lennon's vocals to gold. Ringo Starr discussed the tune's evolution.

Elvis Presley was focused on something else when Woodstock was happening. He might have been an awkward fit for the festival.

In 2009, Pink recorded a song for 'SpongeBob SquarePants.' She shared that she eventually grew to regret recording the short song.

Donovan discussed the downsides of his time in the limelight and The Beatles'. George Harrison wondered if fans wanted The Beatles to meet a tragic end.

Paul McCartney played The Beatles' "I'm Down" to survivors of 9/11. The song was inspired by a 1950s rock star.

Little Richard tried to reclaim Elvis Presley's dubious "King of Rock 'n' Roll" title. He discussed meeting Elvis in Las Vegas.

Donovan's "Atlantis" bears an obvious similarity to The Beatles' "Hey Jude." A folk band decided to combine the two songs into a mashup.

John Lennon related "Instant Karma!" to his marriage to Yoko Ono. The tune appeared on an album with a bizarre name.

Apollonia Kotero believes that Prince was 'terrified' to meet her when she auditioned for the leading lady role in 'Purple Rain.'

John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" tries to be a message song and a psychedelic haze. Here's why that doesn't work.

The Beatles played a killer set of songs during their first appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show'. George Harrison discussed the band's mindset leading up to their set.

Simon & Garfunkel's Paul Simon revealed what he thought of some of The Beatles' songs and how the Fab Four compared to to other 1960s artists.

Paul Simon dismissed a Paul McCartney song that promotes Irish republicanism. Simon praised other protest tunes, including an anthem associated with the French Revolution.