The Nicolette Larson hit "Lotta Love" was written by Neil Young, who recorded a very different version of the song.
Sarah McLachlan's "Possession" contains passages from letters a stalker sent her. He sued her for using them but died by suicide before the trial.
Before recording "Boom Clap" herself, Charli XCX offered the song to Hilary Duff, but her people turned down the tune because it "wasn't cool enough for Hilary."
The original "Enter Sandman" lyric was about crib death, with the "sandman" killing a baby.
The Naughty by Nature hit "O.P.P." doesn't have any curse words, but many oversensitive radio stations played a "clean" version with the word "kitten" edited out, surely the first time that word was censured.
"One Week" by Barenaked Ladies was a #1 hit in America - for exactly one week in 1998.
A band so baffling, even their names were contrived. Check your score in the Ramones version of Fact or Fiction.
Howard explains his positive songwriting method and how uplifting songs can carry a deeper message.
Eddie (played by Johnny Depp in the video) found fame fleeting, but Chuck Berry's made-up musician fared better.
Billie Jean, Delilah, Sara, Laura and Sharona - do you know who the girls in the songs really are?
Rickie Lee Jones on songwriting, social media, and how she's handling Trump.
The country hitmaker talks about his debut album, A Rock, and how a nursery rhyme inspired his hit single "One Beer."