Mike Campbell from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers played the slide guitar on "Sixth Avenue Heartache." There is a connection here - Wallflowers lead singer Jakob's dad, Bob Dylan, played with Tom Petty in The Traveling Wilburys.
After a devastating car accident, the actor Montgomery Clift had to be filmed from "The Right Profile" to look good - that provided the name of The Clash song.
Alicia Keys got a huge break when Oprah had her perform her debut single "Fallin'" on her show.
Sting wrote "Fields of Gold" after buying a house near a barley field and enjoying the majestic sunsets.
The video for "Informer" by Snow that ran on MTV was subtitled so viewers could understand what he was saying.
Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" is about Christie Brinkley, who he married, but it started as a song about Elle McPherson, who he also went out with.
Newman makes it look easy these days, but in this 1974 interview, he reveals the paranoia and pressures that made him yearn for his old 9-5 job.
Nirvana, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen are among those who wrote songs with cities that show up in this quiz.
These overtly religious songs crossed over to the pop charts, despite resistance from fans, and in many cases, churches.
Jon Anderson breaks down the Yes classic "Seen All Good People" and talks about his 1000 Hands album, which features Chick Corea, Rick Derringer, Ian Anderson, and many other luminaries.
Rickie Lee Jones on songwriting, social media, and how she's handling Trump.
Justin wrote the classic "Nights In White Satin," but his fondest musical memories are from a different decade.