Eric Clapton wrote "Layla" about his love for Pattie Harrison, who was married to George Harrison at the time. He eventually married Pattie, and managed to stay friends with George.
After Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale hooked up in 1996, Rossdale's Bush bandmates referred to their hit song as "Everything Gwen."
Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Keith Moon and John Paul Jones recorded "Beck's Bolero" and almost formed a band. They couldn't find a lead singer, so Page and Jones formed Led Zeppelin.
Sting wrote "Every Breath You Take" at the same desk in Jamaica as where Ian Fleming wrote his James Bond novels.
"Soul Man" was a new term when the song was written in 1967. As defined by Sam & Dave, the "soul man" was a farmer "comin' to ya on a dusty road."
"All Star" was written as a confidence builder for fans who were bullied for liking Smash Mouth.
If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.
The lead singer of Everclear, Art is also their primary songwriter.
Long before she was judging contestants on American Idol, Oliver was producing Paula Abdul. Here's how he helped turn this unknown choreographer into a star.
Into the vaults for this talk with Bolton from the '80s when he was a focused on writing songs for other artists.
Pool balls, magpies and thorns without roses - how well do you know your Tom Waits lyrics?
The top chant artist in the Western world, Krishna Das talks about how these Hindu mantras compare to Christian worship songs.
