NBC via Getty Images Nicole Westbrook's song "It's Thanksgiving" has drawn plenty of comparisons to Rebecca Black's universally panned "Friday." But the 12-year-old viral video singer has learned one valuable lesson about the music industry: If you record a song about Thanksgiving, it stands a good chance of getting heard -- at least one time ...

"Run to You," Bryan Adams After Blue Oyster Cult producer Bruce Fairbairn asked Adams and writing partner Jim Vallance to pen a song for the band, the two studied the guitar intro from "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" -- Blue Oyster Cult's biggest hit. With that signature guitar intro as inspiration, they came up with "Run to You." But after giving it ...

Getty Images Attention, artists: If Bruce Springsteen ever offers to write a song for you, don't get too excited -- especially if it winds up being a really good one. Because while the Boss has written several songs for other performers, he's been known to both giveth and taketh away. He's not the only one to flip-flop on song ...

Getty Images When drummer Brad Parker passed away during a concert in Brazil last weekend, it was just a matter of time before people muttered the obligatory line: "At least he died doing what he loved." The 59-year-old member of the disco band Generation Esmeralda might have preferred it happen decades later, but it soothes some to think ...

Shirlaine Forrest, Getty Images When he appeared on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' with the Beatles in 1964, Davy Jones had no idea he was staring at his future. On the show, he performed a song from 'Oliver!' the Broadway show he was acting in at the time. But two years later, he'd be cast in 'The Monkees,' a TV show about a band similar to the ...

Ethan Miller, Getty Images For Journey keyboardist and guitarist Jonathan Cain, 'Don't Stop Believin'' has been a creed he has followed since he survived a horrific fire as an 8-year-old child. Having escaped the Our Lady of the Angels School blaze, which killed 92 of his classmates and three nuns, in 1958, the Chicago native was determined ...

Jason Kempin, Getty Images There are three reasons why "Weird Al" Yankovic has been the undisputed champ of musical parodies for more than 25 years: First, he's never faced any serious competition. Secondly, the guy plays a mean accordion. And, finally, he's always managed to keep current. Now, Yankovic has returned with 'Apocalypse,' ...