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.
When Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse's version of "Body and Soul" made the Hot 100 in 2011, Bennett became, at age 85, the oldest living artist to make that chart.
"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.
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band-Aid was the first big group charity single. It was organized by Bob Geldof, who a year later put together "We Are The World" and Live Aid.
"Peg" by Steely Dan is told from the perspective of Peg's jilted ex-boyfriend as he watches her launch an acting career.
How a gym teacher, a janitor, and a junkie became part of some very famous band names.
Songs where something goes horribly wrong (literally or metaphorically), and help is needed right away.
A top New York studio musician, Ralph played guitar on many '60s hits, including "Lightnin' Strikes," "A Lover's Concerto" and "I Am A Rock."
Rickie Lee Jones on songwriting, social media, and how she's handling Trump.
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
We ring the Hell's Bells to see what songs and rockers are sincere in their Satanism, and how much of it is an act.