Rod Stewart wrote "Maggie May" about the woman who deflowered him when he was 16.
The definitive Dave Matthews Band song, "Ants Marching" is a look at monotony, something they avoid by improvising at concerts and mixing up their setlists.
Salt's "mighty good man" in the Salt-N-Pepa "Whatta Man" video is played by Tupac Shakur.
The Whitney Houston hit "I Have Nothing" was inspired by Elvis Presley, who dated the song's lyricist, Linda Thompson.
Jeff Lynne sang the word "groose" in the chorus of "Don't Bring Me Down" as a nonsense placeholder, but left it in when he found out it means "greetings" in German ("gruss").
The hit duet "Somewhere Out There" was written for an animated film about a family of immigrant mice who lose one of their young.
Was a Beatles song a TV theme? And who came up with those Fresh Prince and Sopranos songs?
From "Some Day My Prince Will Come" to "Let It Go" - how Disney princess songs (and the women who sing them) have evolved.
Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai were two of Graham's co-writers for some '80s rock classics.
The Stax legend on how he cooked up "Green Onions," the first time he and Otis Redding saw hippies, and if he'll ever play a digital organ.
Tyler talks about his true love: songwriting. How he identifies the beauty in a melody and turns sorrow into art.
Howard explains his positive songwriting method and how uplifting songs can carry a deeper message.