"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" by Jay-Z borrows four bars from Notorious B.I.G's "The World Is Filled." Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls attended Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School in Brooklyn, New York, at the same time.
What #1 hit is built on a sample of another #1 hit? "Hypnotize" by The Notorious B.I.G., which gets its groove from "Rise," a chart-topper for Herb Alpert in 1979.
Bob Dylan helped popularize the concept of "burnout" in his 1975 song "Shelter From the Storm" when he sang: "I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail." That's how many Americans were feeling at the time as they worked harder for less pay.
"Cotton Eye Joe" is a folk song dating to the 1800s, but it became a hit when a Swedish act called Rednex did a psychokinetic version in 1994.
Before the game when he hit a famous shot to win a playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Michael Jordan was listening to Anita Baker's "Giving You The Best That I Got."
Tim McGraw recorded "Live Like You Were Dying" just two weeks after his own father passed away.
When you have a song called "Fire," it's tempting to set one - these guys did.
You may not recognize his name, but you will certainly recognize Peter Lord's songs. He wrote the bevy of hits from Paula Abdul's second album, Spellbound.
Cain talks about the divine inspirations for "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Faithfully."
Tom talks about the evolution of Cinderella's songs through their first three albums, and how he writes as a solo artist.
Chad tells tales from his time as drummer for Nirvana, and talks about his group Before Cars.
JJ talks about The Stranglers' signature sound - keyboard and bass - which isn't your typical strain of punk rock.