Kid Rock performed his song "Amen" at Barack Obama's inaugural, but claims he didn't vote for him.
Icona Pop consider "I Love It" a kiss-off to their boyfriends. "We just wanted to get the song out and get the pigs to hear it," group member Jawo said.
"Womanizer" was Britney Spears' comeback song, going to #1 about 10 months after she was institutionalized to get treatment for addictions and mental health issues.
The guys who wrote "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" had never been to a baseball game but knew it was a good song topic.
"November Rain" by Guns N' Roses has a literary influence: The lyric is based on a story called Without You by Del James.
Roger Daltrey stutters the vocal on "My Generation" by The Who. The idea was to sound like a British kid on speed.
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Despite her reticent personality, Adele's life and music are filled with intrigue. See if you can spot the true tales.
The drummer for Anthrax is also a key songwriter. He explains how the group puts their songs together and tells the stories behind some of their classics.
After studying in Paris with a famous composition teacher, Charles became the most successful writer of TV theme songs.
Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.
Keyboard great David Sancious talks about his work with Sting, Seal, Springsteen, Clapton and Aretha, and explains what quantum physics has to do with making music.