The Sun newspaper put out a call looking for "Delia from Llandudno," who the song's cowriter Barry Mason said was the inspiration. The search was abandoned when another co-writer on the song, Mason's ex-wife Sylvan, called the tipline to reveal that "Delia" did not exist - the name came from the Biblical story of Sampson and Delilah.
Before she was famous on Friends, Courteney Cox danced on stage with Bruce Springsteen in his "Dancing In The Dark" video.
Brian May wrote Queen's "We Will Rock You" so the crowds could participate in the song. They didn't have instruments, but they could clap their hands and stomp their feet.
One of Tom Petty's most personal songs is "Room At The Top," which he stopped performing because it brought back painful memories.
"Irreplaceable" wasn't specifically penned for Beyonce - in fact, Ne-Yo wrote it more as a country song and had Faith Hill and Shania Twain in mind.
"Personal Jesus," a song about "being a Jesus for somebody else," was inspired by Elvis and Priscilla Presley.
Jessie J had a lyric from her song "Who You Are" tattooed on her hip, but she spelled "lose" incorrectly so it reads: "Don't loose who you are in the blur of the stars."
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
Sheryl Crow's longtime songwriting partner/guitarist Jeff Trott reveals the stories behind many of the singer's hits, and what its like to be a producer for Leighton Meester and Max Gomez.
One of the most successful songwriters in the business, Desmond co-wrote "Livin' La Vida Loca," "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" and "Livin' On A Prayer."
Did they really trade their guitarist to The Doobie Brothers? Are they named after something naughty? And what's up with the band name?
In 1986, a Stephen King novella was made into a movie, with a classic song serving as title, soundtrack and tone.