"Personal Jesus," a song about "being a Jesus for somebody else," was inspired by Elvis and Priscilla Presley.
The James Blunt song "You're Beautiful" is not romantic: it's a about a creepy subway encounter with an ex.
Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" was written by the keyboard player from Toto, who was working on the Thriller album.
In 2010, the biggest-selling song in the UK was "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem.
The Hollies' 1967 hit "Carrie Anne" is about the British singer-actress Marianne Faithfull, but with "Marianne" changed to "Carrie-Anne" to disguise it. Faithfull dated Allan Clarke of The Hollies.
His song "Into The Night" is one of the most-played of all time. For Benny, it took him to hell and back.
Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?
Director Mark Pellington on Pearl Jam's "Jeremy," and music videos he made for U2, Jon Bon Jovi and Imagine Dragons.
Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?
Brenda talks about the inspiration that drove her to write hit songs like "Get Here" and "Piano in the Dark," and why a lack of formal music training can be a songwriter's best asset.
Ozzy, Guns N' Roses, Judas Priest and even Michael Bolton show up in this Classic Metal quiz.
