Irving Berlin said "God Bless America" was "not a patriotic song, but rather an expression of gratitude."
AC/DC's 1990 song "Mistress For Christmas" is about Donald Trump, who was in the news because of his affair with the model Marla Maples.
The Boyz II Men hit "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday" is an a capella cover of a song from 1975 by G.C. Cameron that was used in the movie Cooley High to express the feeling of parting ways with high school friends.
Iggy Pop wrote "Lust For Life" with David Bowie, who came up with the music on a ukulele.
"Pink Cadillac" was a B-side for Bruce Springsteen in 1984, but after Aretha Franklin sang about pink Cadillacs on "Freeway Of Love" the following year, Natalie Cole covered the song and had a hit with it in 1988.
Geffen Records made history on June 27, 1994 when Aerosmith's "Head First" became the first major label song made available for exclusive digital download. Download speeds at the time were so slow it took around 75 minutes to download the track.
The renown rock singer talks about "The House of the Rising Sun" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."
Some songs get a second life when they find a new audience through a movie, commercial, TV show, or even the Internet.
Faith No More's bassist, Billy Gould, chats to us about his two new experimental projects, The Talking Book and House of Hayduk, and also shares some stories from the FNM days.
On Glen's résumé: hit songwriter, Facebook dominator, and member of Styx.
Lori's songs have been recorded by Faith Hill and Sara Evans. She's performed on the CMAs and on Oprah. She also has five kids.
Howard explains his positive songwriting method and how uplifting songs can carry a deeper message.