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.
Train wrote the 2011 song "Brand New Book" for the TV show The Biggest Loser - part of the song was used in the opening credits.
Prince kept doves at his Paisley Park mansion. And yes, sometimes they did cry.
A problem with his eyes gave Jackson Browne the idea for "Doctor My Eyes," which became a song about a man whose mental health suffers when he sees the world for what it really is.
The Annie Lennox hit "No More I Love You's" is a cover, originally sung by a man.
Blur's "There Are Too Many of Us" was inspired in part by a siege in an Australian chocolate café that Damon Albarn witnessed, which resulted in the death of the gunman and two hostages.
The leader of the Modern A Cappella movement talks about the genre.
The Christian rapper talks about where his trip to Haiti and his history of addiction fit into his songs.
Elvis, Little Richard and Cheryl Cole have all sung about Teddy Bears, but there is also a terrifying Teddy song from 1932 and a touching trucker Teddy tune from 1976.
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.
When you have a song called "Fire," it's tempting to set one - these guys did.
The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.