Elvis Presley' first #1 on any chart was "I Forgot To Remember To Forget." It arrived at the top of the country tally on February 25, 1956 and stayed there for two weeks.
"Virginia" in "Only The Good Die Young" is named after a real girl Billy Joel was trying to impress.
Eric Clapton wrote "Wonderful Tonight" while waiting for his girlfriend, Pattie Boyd, to get ready for a night out. By the time she was ready, he had written the song.
"Womanizer" was Britney Spears' comeback song, going to #1 about 10 months after she was institutionalized to get treatment for addictions and mental health issues.
Feist's "1234" is "about lost love, and the hope to recapture what you once had," but it's best known for the Sesame Street version about counting to four.
Into the vaults for this talk with Bolton from the '80s when he was a focused on writing songs for other artists.
When she released her first album in 1988, Tanita became a UK singing sensation at age 19. She talks about her darkly sensual voice and quirky songwriting style.
The lead singer and pianist for Procol Harum, Gary talks about finding the musical ideas to match the words.
Pete produced Dwight Yoakam, Michelle Shocked, Meat Puppets, and a very memorable track for Roy Orbison.
Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?
Soul music legend Bill Withers on how life experience and the company you keep leads to classic songs like "Lean On Me."
