"Airplanes" by B.o.B was written by Lupe Fiasco, who recorded it but decided to pass.
The Lady Gaga/Beyoncé collaboration "Telephone" isn't just about turning down an unwanted caller, it's an analog for how Gaga was feeling overwhelmed, like a phone was always ringing in her head.
Duran Duran's "Wild Boys" is based on the book of the same name by William Burroughs.
The bedrock of David Guetta's Nicki Minaj-featuring single "Hey Mama" is a sample of "Rosie," a 1940s prison recording from folk archivist Alan Lomax that songwriter Esther Dean first showed the French DJ on YouTube.
Iggy Pop wrote "Lust For Life" with David Bowie, who came up with the music on a ukulele.
The story of the legendary lupine DJ through the songs he inspired.
The lead singer of Everclear, Art is also their primary songwriter.
Can you be married in one country but not another? Only if you're part of a gay couple. One of the first famous singers to come out as a lesbian, Janis wrote a song about it.
As Procol Harum's lyricist, Keith wrote the words to "A Whiter Shade Of Pale." We delve into that song and find out how you can form a band when you don't sing or play an instrument.
You may not recognize his name, but you will certainly recognize Peter Lord's songs. He wrote the bevy of hits from Paula Abdul's second album, Spellbound.
The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.
