"London Calling" by The Clash was written amid widespread fears that the Thames River was going to flood the city.
Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" received more airplay during the 2000s than any other song in the UK.
The Ben Folds Five song "Brick" is about a difficult time when Folds' girlfriend got an abortion.
The Texas songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker wrote "Mr. Bojangles" after a weekend in jail where a fellow inmate told him his life story.
Jethro Tull lead singer Ian Anderson wrote "Aqualung" after looking at pictures of homeless men that his wife took. She got a co-writing credit on the song.
"End Of The Road" by Boyz II Men comes off a bit thirsty, especially when we find out the girl cheated on him. The sketch show In Living Color parodied the song, with the group as "Boyz II Wimps."
The 10 biggest "retirement tours" that didn't take.
The guy who brought us "Stacy's Mom" also wrote the Jane Lynch Emmy song and Stephen Colbert's Christmas songs.
With the band in danger of being dropped from their label, Alice Cooper drummer Neal Smith co-wrote the song that started their trek from horror show curiosity to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Laura Nyro talks about her complex, emotionally rich songwriting and how she supports women's culture through her art.
The renown rock singer talks about "The House of the Rising Sun" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."
