The Hall & Oates hit "Everything Your Heart Desires" has no rhymes.
The Black Eyed Peas shot the video for "Just Can't Get Enough" just a week before the 2011 earthquake in Japan.
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.
"Girl Crush" by Little Big Town came from the hashtag #girlcrush, which its co-writer, Lori McKenna, spotted on Instagram.
"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" is a rare hit with the band's name used as a verb: "Everybody Wang Chung tonight." The band says it can mean whatever you'd like it to.
Kristian talks songwriting technique, like how the chorus should redefine the story, and how to write a song backwards.
Bowie's "activist" days of 1964 led to Ziggy Stardust.
Bridesmaids, Reservoir Dogs, Willy Wonka - just a few of the flicks where characters discuss specific songs, sometimes as a prelude to murder.
The lead singer/lyricist of The Beach Boys talks about coming up with the words for "Good Vibrations," "Fun, Fun, Fun," "Kokomo" and other classic songs.
With a few clues (Works at a diner, dreams of running away), can you name the character in the song?
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.
