The Australian band Jet took their name from the 1973 song of the same by Paul McCartney and Wings.
Bruce Springsteen originally wrote "Fire" for Elvis Presley in 1977, and even sent him a demo. Sadly the King died before he ever heard it, and it was left to the Pointer Sisters to record the song.
When he met Delilah DiCrescenzo, Plain White T's lead singer Tom Higgenson told her he'd write a song about her, and came up with the first verse of "Hey There Delilah" on the spot.
"Babylon," in David Gray's song, refers to London, which was once known as the "modern-day Babylon."
"I Won't Back Down" is a very personal song for Tom Petty. "I thought it wasn't that good because it was so naked," he said.
Jon Bon Jovi earned his first movie credit - Young Guns II - by writing "Blaze Of Glory" for the film.
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.
Tom talks about the evolution of Cinderella's songs through their first three albums, and how he writes as a solo artist.
The Brazilian rocker sees pictures in his riffs. When he came up with one of his gnarliest songs, there was a riot going on.
Chris Stein of Blondie shares photos and stories from his book about the New York City punk scene.
Not everyone can be a superhero, but that hasn't stopped generations of musicians from trying to be Superman.
