Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again" is a very inspiring song, but it's really about heartbreak: David Coverdale wrote it when his first marriage was falling apart.
Madonna wrote a song called "Love Won't Wait" that she didn't want, but became a UK #1 hit for Gary Barlow.
The most famous song to prominently feature a French horn is "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys.
"Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson was 2015's best-selling single in both the U.S. and U.K.
In Belgium, where the Battle of Waterloo took place, "Waterloo" by ABBA was a huge hit, #1 for five weeks.
"London Calling" by The Clash was written amid widespread fears that the Thames River was going to flood the city.
It started with a bouncy MTV classic. Nirvana and MCR made them scary, then Gwen, Avril and Madonna put on the pom poms.
Tyler talks about his true love: songwriting. How he identifies the beauty in a melody and turns sorrow into art.
Can you be married in one country but not another? Only if you're part of a gay couple. One of the first famous singers to come out as a lesbian, Janis wrote a song about it.
Doors expert Jim Cherry, author of The Doors Examined, talks about some of their defining songs and exposes some Jim Morrison myths.
Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?
Since emerging from MySpace with her hit "Bubbly," Colbie has become a top songwriter, even crafting a hit with Taylor Swift.
