"Womanizer" was Britney Spears' comeback song, going to #1 about 10 months after she was institutionalized to get treatment for addictions and mental health issues.
John Fogerty was not born on the bayou - he's from Berkeley, California. He got the idea for the song when CCR was on tour in Louisiana.
Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" was inspired by the tribes that came together at New York dance clubs.
Ian Anderson wrote "Aqualung" after looking at pictures of homeless men that his wife took. She got a co-writing credit on the song.
Hugh Laurie, star of the TV show House, had a minor hit in 2011 with "Police Dog Blues," an old Blues song from 1929.
The drum sound on Buddy Knox's 1957 US #1 hit "Party Doll" was actually made by a cardboard box filled with cotton.
Roger reveals the songwriting formula Clive Davis told him, and if "Eight Miles High" is really about drugs.
When a song describes a wedding, it's rarely something to celebrate - with one big exception.
Many unusual folks appear in Grateful Dead songs. Can you identify them?
Richie talks about the impact of "Amazed," and how his 4-year-old son inspired another Lonestar hit.
Even before Soundgarden wrote a song about him, Artis was the most famous spoon player of all time. So why has he always been broke?
