"Cleveland Rocks" was written by an Englishman. Ian Hunter wrote the song after touring America in the late '70s and finding that Cleveland was by far the most receptive city to his brand of Glam Rock.
Jonah Hill directed the video for Sara Bareilles' song "Gonna Get Over You." It's a mash-up of Grease and West Side Story.
Kenny Loggins co-wrote the Doobie Brothers hit "What a Fool Believes," which is about a guy who just can't accept that an affair from long ago was meaningless to her.
Duran Duran's "Wild Boys" is based on the book of the same name by William Burroughs.
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" was written for Doris Day to sing in the Alfred Hitchcock movie The Man Who Knew Too Much.
The song "Without You," a hit for Nilsson in 1972 and Mariah Carey in 1994, was written and originally recorded by Badfinger in 1970.
The king of Christian worship music explains talks about writing songs for troubled times.
The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.
These overtly religious songs crossed over to the pop charts, despite resistance from fans, and in many cases, churches.
Richard explains how Joe Walsh kickstarted his career, and why he chose Hazard, Nebraska for a hit.
Songs where something goes horribly wrong (literally or metaphorically), and help is needed right away.