Gina in Bon Jovi's "Livin' On A Prayer" is based on a singer named Maria Vidal, who was working as a singing waitress using the name Gina Velvet.
Bob Seger's "Beautiful Loser" was inspired by a book written by Leonard Cohen called Beautiful Losers.
"Virginia" in "Only The Good Die Young" is named after a real girl Billy Joel was trying to impress.
"Airplanes" by B.o.B was written by Lupe Fiasco, who recorded it but decided to pass.
Shaggy wrote his swaggering hit "Boombastic" after learning what "shag" means in the UK.
"Midnight Train To Georgia" was originally "Midnight Plane To Houston," but was changed to sound more R&B.
Rosanne talks about the journey that inspired her songs on her album The River & the Thread, including a stop at the Tallahatchie Bridge.
Mike Rutherford talks about the "Silent Running" storyline and "Land Of Confusion" in the age of Trump.
You may not recognize his name, but you will certainly recognize Peter Lord's songs. He wrote the bevy of hits from Paula Abdul's second album, Spellbound.
Pool balls, magpies and thorns without roses - how well do you know your Tom Waits lyrics?
Their frontman (Chris Cornell) started out as their drummer, so Soundgarden takes a linear approach when it comes to songwriting. Kim explains how they do it.
Did Al play on a Beach Boys record? Did he have beef with George Lucas and Coolio? See if you can spot weird but true stories.