Madonna Leads 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

Rolling Stone has the news first: Madonna leads the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2008 inductees (this is her first year of eligibility as her first single, "Everybody," came out twenty-five years ago, in 1982). For the full list of who got in (and some surprising word of who didn't), click here for the story.

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Song Stories

“Weird”

Hanson | 1997

Accomplished tunesmith Desmond Child co-wrote "Weird" with the three brothers that make up Hanson. Credited for dozens of cuts, including songs by Kiss, Cher, Bon Jovi and Aerosmith, Child told Rolling Stone that "Weird" holds a special place in his heart, "because it's about being different--and I grew up poor, I grew up being Latin, I grew up being gay, and now I'm fat!" The song was included on Hanson's 1997 album Middle of Nowhere, which sold more than ten million units.

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