"Jump Around" by House Of Pain turns into a diss track at the end when they dedicate it to Joe "The Biter" Nicolo, whom they claim stole the concept and used it on the Kris Kross song "Jump."
Most of us only know "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle from the 25 seconds used as the Cops theme, but it's a full song telling the story of a Jamaican youth who doesn't accept family support and ends up a criminal.
Chrissie Hynde got the phrase "Brass In Pocket" from a Northern England slang term meaning you had some money, "brass" meaning coins.
Chaka Khan's hit "I Feel For You" was written and originally recorded by Prince four years before she covered it.
The video for "Informer" by Snow that ran on MTV was subtitled so viewers could understand what he was saying.
The R.E.M. song "Don't Go Back To Rockville" is about Mike Mills' girlfriend at the University of Georgia, who had to go back to Rockville, Maryland, for the summer.
Into the vaults for this talk with Bolton from the '80s when he was a focused on writing songs for other artists.
How a gym teacher, a janitor, and a junkie became part of some very famous band names.
Did this Eagle come up with the term "Parrothead"? And what is it like playing "Hotel California" for the gazillionth time?
Kristian talks songwriting technique, like how the chorus should redefine the story, and how to write a song backwards.
Laura Nyro talks about her complex, emotionally rich songwriting and how she supports women's culture through her art.
Rickie Lee Jones on songwriting, social media, and how she's handling Trump.