"True" by Spandau Ballet is about chief songwriter Gary Kemp's unrequited love for Altered Images singer and Gregory's Girl star Clare Grogan.
"Mrs Robinson" was originally called "Mrs Roosevelt," most likely after First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. It became "Mrs Robinson" when it was considered for use in the film The Graduate.
Cyndi Lauper came up with the title "Time After Time" when she saw it in TV Guide magazine. It's the name of a 1979 movie about a man who invents a time machine.
All The Young Dudes "carry the news" because it was intended for a David Bowie concept album where Ziggy Stardust spreads the news in a world with electricity.
The Hollies hit "The Air That I Breathe" was written in part as a reaction to the smog in Los Angeles.
"Killing An Arab" by The Cure was inspired by Albert Camus' book The Stranger.
He wrote "She Blinded Me With Science" so he could direct a video about a home for deranged scientists.
Evelyn McDonnell, editor of the book Women Who Rock, on why the Supremes are just as important as Bob Dylan.
Fagen talks about how the Steely Dan songwriting strategy has changed over the years, and explains why you don't hear many covers of their songs.
She thinks of herself as a "song interpreter," but back in the '80s another country star convinced Emmylou to take a crack at songwriting.
His song "Into The Night" is one of the most-played of all time. For Benny, it took him to hell and back.
The good doctor shares some candid insights on recording with Phil Spector and The Black Keys.
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