Mariah Carey's "My All" is about her affair with New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
Yoko Ono has always denied requests to cover "Imagine" with the line "no religion, too" omitted or changed.
Ann Peebles' "I Can't Stand The Rain" originated from a comment made by the singer to her husband, Don Bryant, when they were preparing to head out to a blues show and it began tipping down with rain.
"Tush" doesn't have to refer to anatomy, according to ZZ Top. It's a word that also means "lavish."
Rihanna claims that "S&M" is about her love/hate relationship with the media. Apparently her paparazzi are using whips and chains.
When he met Delilah DiCrescenzo, Plain White T's lead singer Tom Higgenson told her he'd write a song about her, and came up with the first verse of "Hey There Delilah" on the spot.
You may not recognize his name, but you will certainly recognize Peter Lord's songs. He wrote the bevy of hits from Paula Abdul's second album, Spellbound.
Charlie discusses the songs that made him a Southern Rock icon, and settles the Devil vs. Johnny argument once and for all.
Pete produced Dwight Yoakam, Michelle Shocked, Meat Puppets, and a very memorable track for Roy Orbison.
Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai were two of Graham's co-writers for some '80s rock classics.
What's the deal with "Summer of '69"? Bryan explains what the song is really about, and shares more of his songwriting insights.
