Mariah Carey's song "The Roof" is about her first kiss with Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
Calvin Harris' "Blame" was the first song to break 10 million streams in a week on Spotify. The record was set during the seven days of September 8 to September 14, 2014.
"Virginia" in "Only The Good Die Young" is named after a real girl Billy Joel was trying to impress.
"Killing An Arab" by The Cure was inspired by Albert Camus' book The Stranger.
Despite his hit "Forever In Blue Jeans," Neil Diamond was rarely seen in denim. He said the jeans are a symbol for how "the simple things are really the important things."
When he was asked to write a song for the Singles soundtrack, Mark thought the Seattle grunge scene was already overblown, so that's what he wrote about.
These overtly religious songs crossed over to the pop charts, despite resistance from fans, and in many cases, churches.
In this quiz, spot the artist who put Romeo into a song lyric.
In her days with The Runaways, Joan Jett saw The Arrows perform "I Love Rock And Roll," which Alan Merrill co-wrote - that story and much more from this glam rock pioneer.
"When seeds that you sow grow by the wicked moon/Be sure your sins will find you out/Your past will hunt you down and turn to tell on you."
