"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was supposed to be titled "In The Garden Of Eden," but someone in the studio wrote down the title phonetically, and it stuck.
Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits wrote "Private Dancer," which went to Tina Turner when he realized it wasn't a song for a man to sing.
Prince Markie Dee of The Fat Boys co-wrote the Mary J. Blige hit "Real Love."
Sea creatures mentioned in "Rock Lobster" by The B-52's include a jellyfish, piranha, bikini whale and narwhal.
Ariana Grande's hit "Problem" started off as a track written by One Direction songwriter Savan Kotecha. He gave it the working title of "The Whisper Song," after a 2005 Ying Yang Twins hit.
A live stripped down version of "Flying Without Wings" was the first ever #1 on the Official UK Download Chart. It was recorded in May 1994 at The Globe, Stockholm.
"When seeds that you sow grow by the wicked moon/Be sure your sins will find you out/Your past will hunt you down and turn to tell on you."
Despite appearances on Carson, Leno and a Pennebaker film, Williams remains a hidden treasure.
The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.
The stories behind "Shine," "December," "The World I Know" and other Collective Soul hits.
Did they really trade their guitarist to The Doobie Brothers? Are they named after something naughty? And what's up with the band name?
