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.
Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" was written by the keyboard player from Toto, who was working on the Thriller album.
The band Simple Minds took their name from the line "He's so simple minded he can't drive his module" in David Bowie's "The Jean Genie."
The Information Society hit "What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)" samples the voice of Leonard Nimoy (Spock) from an episode of Star Trek.
Radiohead's "Paraonid Android" was written after a confrontation in a Los Angeles bar with an irate woman.
Mick Jagger was a little freaked out when Maroon 5 released "Moves Like Jagger," a celebration of his stage moves. "It puts a bit of pressure on me when I go out dancing," he said.
Was a Beatles song a TV theme? And who came up with those Fresh Prince and Sopranos songs?
Meshell Ndegeocello talks about recording "Wild Night" with John Mellencamp, and explains why she shied away from the spotlight.
Here is the church, here is the steeple - see if you can identify these lyrics that reference church.
The leader of the Modern A Cappella movement talks about the genre.
Bob was the bass player and lyricist for the first two Ozzy Osbourne albums. Here's how he wrote songs like "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley" with Ozzy and Randy Rhoads.
The Christian rapper talks about where his trip to Haiti and his history of addiction fit into his songs.