Before launching his career as a singer, Bruno Mars was a writer/producer. He and his co-writers pitched "Just The Way You Are" to Cee-Lo Green; when he turned it down, Bruno recorded it himself and released it in 2010 as his first single as a lead artist.
"Reasons" by Earth, Wind & Fire is a popular wedding song, but it's actually about a one-night stand.
When the Christian band DC Talk covered Nirvana's "All Apologies" at concerts, they would change the line "Everyone is gay" to "Jesus is the Way."
Journey lead singer Steve Perry wrote the rather dramatic "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" with the opening lyrics, "You make me weep, I wanna die," after seeing his girlfriend kissing another man.
Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" was the best-selling song of the 2000s in the US.
The You Me at Six song "The Dilemma" got its title from the Vince Vaughn movie of the same name.
Producer Rupert Hine talks about crafting hits for Tina Turner, Howard Jones and The Fixx.
For songwriters, Johnny represents the American man. He has been angry, cool, magic, a rebel and, of course, marching home.
When he was asked to write a song for the Singles soundtrack, Mark thought the Seattle grunge scene was already overblown, so that's what he wrote about.
Can you name Def Leppard's only #1 hit in America? Get rocked with this adrenalized quiz.
It took him seven years to recover from his American hit "Fool (If You Think It's Over)," but Chris Rea became one of the top singer-songwriters in his native UK.
A song he wrote and recorded from "sheer spiritual inspiration," Allen's didn't think "Southern Nights" had hit potential until Glen Campbell took it to #1 two years later.