"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" was written for Doris Day to sing in the Alfred Hitchcock movie The Man Who Knew Too Much.
Otis Redding often ad-libbed vocals at the end of songs, but for "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" he just whistled instead - it became the most famous whistling in song history.
It has long been speculated that the Soundgarden song "Black Hole Sun" came from the name of a sculpture in Seattle, but according to their frontman Chris Cornell the title came from a phrase he misheard on the news. The band's name did come from a sculpture.
Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca" was the first #1 hit created entirely in Pro Tools.
After Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale hooked up in 1996, Rossdale's Bush bandmates referred to their hit song as "Everything Gwen."
"All Star" was written as a confidence builder for fans who were bullied for liking Smash Mouth.
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
U2, Carly Simon, Joanna Newsom, Brian Wilson and Fiona Apple have all gone to Van Dyke Parks to make their songs exceptional.
Soul music legend Bill Withers on how life experience and the company you keep leads to classic songs like "Lean On Me."
Kooper produced Lynyrd Skynyrd, played with Dylan and the Stones, and formed BS&T.
