Paul McCartney told Taylor Swift that a book inspired him to write a song about Venus, a planet that inspired an earlier song by Wings.

–and only–hit on the American charts with ”Venus,” which ruled in the No. 1 spot for one week in January, 1970. Now that same song is No. 1 again, making it one of the few singles in chart ...

Aside from its title, “Venus” shares nothing in common with the Shocking Blue song from 1969, which was an international hit all over again when it was covered in 1986 by Bananarama.

NASA collaborated with Grammy-winning rapper, singer, and songwriter Missy Elliott to send her song "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” to Venus, the artist's favorite planet.