The Destiny's Child "Independent Women Part I" video was directed by the same guy who did the Hunger Games movies.
The Fratellis song "Chelsea Dagger" was named for their lead singer's wife - it was her burlesque name.
Props to Aretha Franklin: her song "Respect" introduced the term "propers" as a sign of proper respect.
When "Nothin' On You" reached #1 on the Hot 100, B.o.B became the first American act whose name is a palindrome to top the chart. The other two who did so prior to the Atlanta rapper were both Scandinavian groups - ABBA and A-Ha.
Walk The Moon vocalist Nicholas Petricca got the idea for "Shut Up and Dance" when he and his girlfriend were taking forever to get drinks at a Los Angeles club bar. Petricca was getting frustrated, so his girlfriend told him to, "Shut up and dance with me!'"
How a goofy detective movie, a disenchanted director and an unlikely songwriter led to one of the biggest hits in pop history.
You may not recognize his name, but you will certainly recognize Peter Lord's songs. He wrote the bevy of hits from Paula Abdul's second album, Spellbound.
The renown rock singer talks about "The House of the Rising Sun" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."
The lead singer and pianist for Procol Harum, Gary talks about finding the musical ideas to match the words.
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
How well do you know your David Bowie lyrics? Take this quiz to find out.
