After a devastating car accident, the actor Montgomery Clift had to be filmed from "The Right Profile" to look good - that provided the name of The Clash song.
The James Blunt song "You're Beautiful" is not romantic: it's a about a creepy subway encounter with an ex.
Robin Thicke and his mom, Gloria Loring are the first the first ever mother-and-son to have both tallied top 10 singles on the Hot 100 as solo artists or duos. Loring reached #2 with Carl Anderson in 1986 with "Friends and Lovers" and Thicke topped the chart in 2013 with "Blurred Lines."
The line "satellite of love" in the Def Leppard song "Rocket" came from the title of a 1972 Lou Reed song.
Arizona DJ Guy Zapoleon played UB40's "Red Red Wine" four years after it was released as part of a feature on songs that should have been hits. Listeners started requesting the tune and within weeks it was topping the Hot 100.
The Hall & Oates hit "Everything Your Heart Desires" has no rhymes.
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."
The head of Drake's estate shares his insights on the late folk singer's life and music.
Doubt led to drive for Francis, who still isn't sure why one of Status Quo's biggest hits is so beloved.
"I'll Be" was what Edwin called his "Hail Mary" song. He says it proves "intention of the songwriter is 180 degrees from potential interpretation by an audience."
Fishbone has always enjoyed much more acclaim than popularity - Angelo might know why.
Are classic songs like "Over The Rainbow" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the public domain?