The song "Grease," sung by Frankie Valli in the 1978 movie, was written by Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees.

Radiohead's "Paraonid Android" was written after a confrontation in a Los Angeles bar with an irate woman.

Hozier's "Take Me to Church" drew inspiration from the atheist writer Christopher Hitchens. He called it "a bit of a losing your religion song."

Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca" was the first #1 hit created entirely in Pro Tools.

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.
Dean's saga began with "Ariel," a song about falling in love with a Jewish girl from New Jersey.
Rob Halford, Richie Faulkner and Glenn Tipton talk twin guitar harmonies and explain how they create songs in Judas Priest.
The guy who brought us "Stacy's Mom" also wrote the Jane Lynch Emmy song and Stephen Colbert's Christmas songs.
Tyler talks about his true love: songwriting. How he identifies the beauty in a melody and turns sorrow into art.
The stories behind the biggest hit songs about trucking.