The movie The Breakfast Club opens with a passage from David Bowie's "Changes" ("And these children that you spit on...")
At the end of the Doors song "Touch Me," Jim Morrison chants, "Stronger than dirt!" The line is from an Ajax commercial where a white knight rides around destroying dirt.
New Order got the title for "Blue Monday" from an illustration that read "Goodbye Blue Monday" in the Kurt Vonnegut book Breakfast Of Champions. The image refers to the invention of the washing machine improving housewives' lives.
"Return To Innocence" by Enigma is based on a Taiwanese chant by a husband and wife. The couple won a lawsuit granting them royalties from the song.
The line, "Gotta keep 'em separated" in "Come Out And Play" by The Offspring came to lead singer Dexter Holland when he was a medical student and needed to keep bacteria samples away from each other.
The comedian Steve Martin had a hit in 1978 with "King Tut." The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, who Martin would open for on tour, were his backing band on the song.
These Three famous songs actually describe how they were written - late into the evening.
Deep Purple's guitarist since 1994, Steve talks about writing songs with the band and how he puts his own spin on "Smoke On The Water."
He wrote "She Blinded Me With Science" so he could direct a video about a home for deranged scientists.
Taylor talks about "The Machine" - the hits, the videos and Clive Davis.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
With his X-wife Exene, John fronts the band X and writes their songs.