29 Hit Songs' Secret Backstories

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Songs have a way of worming themselves into our brains and lives in subtle ways, without us giving a single thought to how they arrived in our ears. And as it turns out, most songs have really interesting histories.

So we asked our plasticians to come up with fascinating facts about well-known songs, that you can worm into your brain alongside that catchy melody. Here's what they came up with:

29 Entry by Giovenna Bianca Sipalay

28 Entry by Scott Laffey