Radiohead's "Paraonid Android" was written after a confrontation in a Los Angeles bar with an irate woman.
"Human" by The Killers was the most streamed song on Spotify in 2008, the year that the music streaming service was launched.
The Arctic Monkeys 2011 song "Suck It and See" is titled after a British saying meaning you should try something to see if you like it.
At the end of the Doors song "Touch Me," Jim Morrison chants, "Stronger than dirt!" The line is from an Ajax commercial where a white knight rides around destroying dirt.
The only cover of "American Pie" to chart is by Madonna, whose 2000 version was a minor hit in America but went to #1 in the UK.
Not everyone can be a superhero, but that hasn't stopped generations of musicians from trying to be Superman.
Nirvana, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen are among those who wrote songs with cities that show up in this quiz.
The former Dead Kennedys frontman on the past, present and future of the band, what music makes us "pliant and stupid," and what he learned from Alice Cooper.
Kristian talks songwriting technique, like how the chorus should redefine the story, and how to write a song backwards.
The king of Christian worship music explains talks about writing songs for troubled times.
Before "Rap" was a form of music, it was something guys did to pick up girls in nightclubs. Donnie talks about "The Rapper" and reveals the identity of Leah.
