The You Me at Six song "The Dilemma" got its title from the Vince Vaughn movie of the same name.
Paul McCartney's favorite song that he wrote for someone else is Cilla Black's 1968 UK Top 10 hit, "Step Inside Love."
"Walking on a Thin Line" by Huey Lewis and the News is about an American soldier who is trained as a sniper in the Vietnam War. It was written for a documentary on the war.
The "Highway To Hell" is the Canning Highway in Australia, which seems to go on forever, at least according to AC/DC.
"Criminal" is Fiona Apple's only chart hit. Royalties from it allow her to make music on her terms, releasing albums several years apart.
Foreigner got the title for "Double Vision" after watching a hockey game where goalie John Davidson got a concussion. It was announced over the PA system that he was suffering from "Double Vision."
A Soul Train dancer takes us through a day on the show, and explains what you had to do to get camera time.
His song "Into The Night" is one of the most-played of all time. For Benny, it took him to hell and back.
Brenda talks about the inspiration that drove her to write hit songs like "Get Here" and "Piano in the Dark," and why a lack of formal music training can be a songwriter's best asset.
The men of Sparks on their album Hippopotamus, and how Morrissey handled it when they suggested he lighten up.
Soul music legend Bill Withers on how life experience and the company you keep leads to classic songs like "Lean On Me."
Bowie's "activist" days of 1964 led to Ziggy Stardust.
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