"Head Over Heels" by The Go-Go's is a metaphor for how things were getting out of control for the band; they broke up a year later.
The motto for Boys Town, which was a Nebraska home for troubled youth, inspired the song "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by The Hollies.
The lyric to "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips was inspired by Chynna Phillips' struggles with addiction. "Hold on for one more day" is something she heard in AA meetings.
David Byrne says "Road To Nowhere" is about "how there's no order and no plan and no scheme to life and death and it doesn't mean anything, but it's all right.
"I'll Melt With You" by Modern English is about a couple who melt together because a nuclear bomb drops.
One of Tom Petty's most personal songs is "Room At The Top," which he stopped performing because it brought back painful memories.
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
Evelyn McDonnell, editor of the book Women Who Rock, on why the Supremes are just as important as Bob Dylan.
Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
Known in America for the hit "If You Leave," OMD is a huge influence on modern electronic music.
