
Stevie Nicks wrote "Landslide" before she joined Fleetwood Mac. She was considering going back to school when she and her boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham were asked to join the group.

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Phil Rizzuto is the announcer on Meat Loaf's "Paradise By the Dashboard Light." Rizzuto used to broadcast games for his former team, the Yankees.

"Jessie's Girl" tells the true story of a girl Rick Springfield was crushing on, but her boyfriend's name was really Gary and he was more of an acquaintance than a friend.

Tim McGraw recorded "Live Like You Were Dying" just two weeks after his own father passed away.

"Heaven" by The Psychedelic Furs sounds upbeat, but is about an impending nuclear bombardment.

"Human" by The Killers was the most streamed song on Spotify in 2008, the year that the music streaming service was launched.
Into the vaults for this talk with Bolton from the '80s when he was a focused on writing songs for other artists.
'80s music ambassadors Wang Chung pick their top tracks of the decade, explaining what makes each one so special.
Julian tells the stories behind his hits "Valotte" and "Too Late for Goodbyes," and fills us in on his many non-musical pursuits. Also: what MTV meant to his career.
The former Metallica bassist talks about his first time writing a song with James Hetfield, and how a hand-me-down iPad has changed his songwriting.
Graham Nash tells the stories behind some of his famous songs and photos, and is asked about "yacht rock" for the first time.