"Yellow" by Coldplay is a deep, meaningful song, but the title has a rather prosaic origin: it came from the phone directory, known as "the yellow pages."
Chaka Khan's hit "I Feel For You" was written and originally recorded by Prince 4 years before she covered it.
Songwriter Wayne Carson came up with "Always On My Mind" on the phone to his wife when he was apologizing to her for being stuck at the office.
According to Jason Bonham, who has filled in for his father on Led Zeppelin reunions, "Rock And Roll" is the hardest Led Zep song to play on drums.
Rihanna was Pitbull's first choice to sing on "Timber," but she wasn't available at the time so he enlisted his RCA labelmate Kesha instead.
Ozzy Osbourne's "Shot In The Dark" is titled after a Pink Panther movie.
Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?
Rosanne talks about the journey that inspired her songs on her album The River & the Thread, including a stop at the Tallahatchie Bridge.
Known in America for the hit "If You Leave," OMD is a huge influence on modern electronic music.
How a gym teacher, a janitor, and a junkie became part of some very famous band names.
One of the most dynamic bass player/songwriters of his time, Chris is the only member of Yes who has been with the band since they formed in 1968.
The Evanescence frontwoman on the songs that have shifted meaning and her foray into kids' music.