"A Hard Day's Night" was the title song to The Beatles' first movie, which was surprisingly good: it was nominated for two Oscars.
The Bangles song "Eternal Flame" was inspired by a display at Graceland that honored Elvis Presley.
The hit duet "Somewhere Out There" was written for an animated film about a family of immigrant mice who lose one of their young.
Aretha Franklin didn't drive, but one of her biggest hits was a car song: "Freeway Of Love."
The Hollies hit "The Air That I Breathe" was written in part as a reaction to the smog in Los Angeles.
Chris Stein of Blondie shares photos and stories from his book about the New York City punk scene.
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
Their frontman (Chris Cornell) started out as their drummer, so Soundgarden takes a linear approach when it comes to songwriting. Kim explains how they do it.
Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett are just a few of the artists who have looked to Clark for insightful, intelligent songs.
From the lake in "Roundabout" to Sister Bluebird in "Starship Trooper," Jon Anderson talks about how nature and spirituality play into his lyrics for Yes.
Did Eric Clapton really steal George's wife? What's the George Harrison-Monty Python connection? Set the record straight with our Fact or Fiction quiz.
