The Cure's "Lullaby" is based on a recurring nightmare frontman Robert Smith had as a child where he was eaten by a giant spider.
"Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses is about Erin Everly, who was Axl Rose's girlfriend at the time. She is the daughter of Don Everly of the Everly Brothers.
"Babylon," in David Gray's song, refers to London, which was once known as the "modern-day Babylon."
"Paranoid" reflects a feeling Black Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler often felt after using drugs.
The song "Grease," sung by Frankie Valli in the 1978 movie, was written by Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees.
"Kashmir" is the only Led Zeppelin song to use outside musicians, as it needed strings and horns.
The Bush frontman on where he finds inspiration for lyrics, if his "machine head" is a guitar tuner, and the stories behind songs from the album The Kingdom.
Ian talks about his 3 or 4 blatant attempts to write a pop song, and also the ones he most connected with, including "Locomotive Breath."
Despite appearances on Carson, Leno and a Pennebaker film, Williams remains a hidden treasure.
Rickie Lee Jones on songwriting, social media, and how she's handling Trump.
In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind."
Rockers, rappers and pop stars have been known to quote the Bible in their songs. See if you match the artist to the biblical lyric.