Justin Timberlake originally wrote "Gone" for Michael Jackson, but his team turned it down, so 'N Sync cut it instead.
Frank Sinatra was 64 when he had his last hit: "New York, New York." The song pegged him to New York City, leaving Las Vegas to Elvis.
Australian singer-songwriter Sia Furler wrote "Diamonds" for Rihanna in just 14 minutes.
"Babylon," in David Gray's song, refers to London, which was once known as the "modern-day Babylon."
"The Cave" by Mumford & Sons is based on the philosophy of Plato and his work called "Allegory of the Cave."
The 10 biggest "retirement tours" that didn't take.
What's the deal with "Summer of '69"? Bryan explains what the song is really about, and shares more of his songwriting insights.
On the "schizoid element" of his lyrics, and a famous line from "Everything Zen."
Bradley Cooper, Michael J. Fox, Rami Malek, Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow and George Clooney: Which actors really sang in their movies?
Brian has unearthed outtakes by Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello and hundreds of other artists for reissues. Here's how he does it.
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.