Colbie Caillat sang "Bubbly" when she auditioned for American Idol in 2004, but was sent packing. Three years later it became a big hit when she released it as her first single - the song spent 19 weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
The Frankie Goes To Hollywood hit "Relax" is, as the band says, about "shagging." It was banned by the BBC, which sent it to #1 in the UK as listeners flocked to record stores to buy it.
Jay-Z did the rap on Beyoncé's "Crazy In Love" at the last minute. They had just started dating; she asked him to feature on the track the night before she had to turn in her album.
Katy Perry says her 2008 song "Ur So Gay" is about "guys who wear the guyliner, steal your jeans, and that whole almost hipster emo scene."
In the Belly song "Feed The Tree," the title is a reference to bodies buried under a large tree, thus feeding it. The song is about death, and also respect - take your hat off for those feeding the tree!
Train's guitarist had to Google an instructional video to learn how to play the ukulele for "Hey Soul Sister."
The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.
The good doctor shares some candid insights on recording with Phil Spector and The Black Keys.
Call us crazy, but we like it when an artist comes around who doesn't mesh with the status quo.
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
The stories behind the biggest hit songs about trucking.
John Lennon, Paul Simon and Lynyrd Skynyrd are some of the artists who have written revenge songs. Do you know who they wrote them about?