No Doubt's hit "Don't Speak" is about Gwen Stefani's breakup with the band's bass player, Tony Kanal, after seven years together.
"Veronica" was inspired by Elvis Costello's grandmother, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
Weird Al Yankovic proposed a parody of "Black Or White" called "Snack All Night," but Michael Jackson asked him not to.
"Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. isn't about religion, but unrequited love. The title is based on a Southern expression meaning "at my wit's end."
Bryan Adams' 1987 song "Heat Of The Night" has the distinction of being the first commercially released cassette single in the US.
"It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy was based on an Eddie Murphy comedy bit where he would deny everything no matter how badly he was caught.
Just how much did these monsters of rock dabble in the occult?
The stories behind the biggest hit songs about trucking.
Kristian talks songwriting technique, like how the chorus should redefine the story, and how to write a song backwards.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
Doors expert Jim Cherry, author of The Doors Examined, talks about some of their defining songs and exposes some Jim Morrison myths.