Ernst Röhm: executed by Hitler after the Night of the Long Knives, the inspiration for this thoughtful Al Stewart track.
"Hunger Strike" by Temple of the Dog features Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder, and was Vedder's first music video.
"Walking on a Thin Line" by Huey Lewis and the News is about an American soldier who is trained as a sniper in the Vietnam War. It was written for a documentary on the war.
Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Tatjana Patitz lip-synched George Michael's lyrics in his "Freedom '90" video.
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.
Sleigh bells aren't very punk, but they play throughout the Stooges classic "I Wanna Be Your Dog."
The Kate Bush song "Running Up That Hill" is about making a deal with God to switch lives with your partner so there would be no more misunderstandings.
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.
With a few clues (Works at a diner, dreams of running away), can you name the character in the song?
Roger reveals the songwriting formula Clive Davis told him, and if "Eight Miles High" is really about drugs.
Rickie Lee Jones on songwriting, social media, and how she's handling Trump.
Glen Ballard talks about co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill album, and his work with Dave Matthews, Aerosmith and Annie Lennox.
Can you name Def Leppard's only #1 hit in America? Get rocked with this adrenalized quiz.