"Pretty In Pink" by Psychedelic Furs was released in 1981. Five years later, it inspired a movie of the same name starring Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy and Jon Cryer. The song was remixed for the re-release to have more Pop appeal.
Avicii's "Wake Me Up" was the first ever song to reach 200 million streams on the Spotify music streaming service.
Sting wrote "Fields of Gold" after buying a house near a barley field and enjoying the majestic sunsets.
Taio Cruz throws his hands up "sometimes" in "Dynamite" because the song was originally written about surrender.
"Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty is set in Los Angeles, as he mentions Reseda, Mulholland and Ventura Boulevard.
The 311 song "Amber" is likely about Nicole Scherzinger, who was dating the band's lead singer Nick Hexum.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
The stories behind the biggest hit songs about trucking.
The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.
The men of Sparks on their album Hippopotamus, and how Morrissey handled it when they suggested he lighten up.
Since emerging from MySpace with her hit "Bubbly," Colbie has become a top songwriter, even crafting a hit with Taylor Swift.
She thinks of herself as a "song interpreter," but back in the '80s another country star convinced Emmylou to take a crack at songwriting.