"I Got You Babe" makes Sonny Bono the only person to perform on a #1 hit and also get elected to congress.
Teen Spirit was a kind of deodorant marketed to young girls. That's where Kurt Cobain got the title "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
The Hall & Oates hit "Everything Your Heart Desires" has no rhymes.
"Piano Man" was inspired by Billy Joel's time playing at a piano bar in Los Angeles. The "real estate novelist" was a guy who always talked about writing a book, but spent all his spare time in the bar.
Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" was the first US chart-topper to include the word "funk" in the title.
Sia Furler wrote “Titanium” and originally wanted to give the tune to Katy Perry. She turned it down so David Guetta recorded it instead using Sia's original demo guide vocal.
In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind."
The Sevendust frontman talks about the group's songwriting process, and how trips to the Murder Bar helped forge their latest album.
If counterpoint and polyrhythms are your thing, you might love these guys. Even by Progressive Rock standards, they were one of the most intricate bands of the '70s. Then their lead singer gave us Bon Jovi.
P.F. was a teenager writing hits and playing on tracks for Jan & Dean when he wrote a #1 hit that got him blackballed.
Writing great prog metal isn't easy, especially when it's for 60 musicians.
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