"Virginia" in "Only The Good Die Young" is named after a real girl Billy Joel was trying to impress.
Fifth Harmony was going to call their song "Work," but they changed it to "Work from Home" when Rihanna released a song with that title.
Sea creatures mentioned in "Rock Lobster" by The B-52's include a jellyfish, piranha, bikini whale and narwhal.
The song "Without You," a hit for Nilsson in 1972 and Mariah Carey in 1994, was written and originally recorded by Badfinger in 1970.
Ed Sheeran's first single was "The A Team," a song about a drug-addicted prostitute.
The Australian band Jet took their name from the 1973 song of the same by Paul McCartney and Wings.
A selection of songs made to be terrible - some clearly achieved that goal.
The Winger frontman reveals the Led Zeppelin song he cribbed for "Seventeen," and explains how his passion for orchestra music informs his songwriting.
Todd Rundgren explains why he avoids "Hello It's Me," and what it was like producing Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell album.
How well do you know your protest songs (including the one that went to #1)?
Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai were two of Graham's co-writers for some '80s rock classics.
With Bernie Taupin, Martin co-wrote the #1 hits "We Built This City" and "These Dreams." After writing the Pretty Woman song for Go West, he had his own hit with "In the House of Stone and Light."
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