Salt's "mighty good man" in the Salt-N-Pepa "Whatta Man" video is played by Tupac Shakur.
Sting wrote "Fields of Gold" after buying a house near a barley field and enjoying the majestic sunsets.
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of Kiss wrote "Rock And Roll All Nite" as a "rallying cry for all of our fans." In later years, members of Kiss wrote songs separately.
The CCR song "Run Through the Jungle" is about gun control.
"Brad Paisley's "River Bank" was inspired by his childhood growing up 500 yards from the Ohio River.
The B-52's chose the location of their song "Private Idaho" because the state has a reputation for being wacky and mysterious. The title is a play on the phrase "private eye."
The hitmaking songwriter/producer Sam Hollander with stories about songs for Weezer, Panic! At The Disco, Train, Pentatonix, and Fitz And The Tantrums.
Songwriters have used cards and card games to make sense of heartache, togetherness, and even Gonorrhea.
The Guns N' Roses rhythm guitarist in the early '90s, Gilby talks about the band's implosion and the side projects it spawned.
Producer Rupert Hine talks about crafting hits for Tina Turner, Howard Jones and The Fixx.
How the American gangsta rappers made history by getting banned in the UK.
Dave explains how the video appropriated the meaning of "Runaway Train," and what he thought of getting parodied by Weird Al.