One of Queen’s most loved songs had a far from simple journey to becoming a hugely successful single. In fact, it was seriously close to not becoming a single at all. Written by bassist John Deacon, ...

The 1980s were a somewhat odd decade for music, and that includes these R&B/funk gems that found a way to be great against all odds.

Did you form your music taste as a youngin’ in the 1980s? If so, there were probably just a handful of songs that swayed you in the direction of new wave or funk rock or 1980s-specific pop music.

In 1980, Zapp released "More Bounce to the Ounce," and the tune changed the game for funk music. The song became a commercial breakthrough, reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Hot Soul Singles chart (now ...