The Motown team of Holland-Dozier-Holland wrote "Where Did Our Love Go" with The Marvelettes in mind, but they turned it down. When The Supremes recorded the tune, Diana Ross was forced to sing in a lower, breathier style than she was used to because it wasn't written for her.
John Legend wrote "All Of Me" about his fiancée Chrissy Teigen. He sang it to her at their wedding ceremony in Como, Italy.
Paul McCartney wrote "Hey Jude" to comfort John Lennon's 5-year-old son Julian, whose parents were getting a divorce.
Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is about their founding member Syd Barrett, who became an acid casualty. Notice the S-Y-D in the title.
The 1986 Kenny G instrumental "Songbird" owes much of its success to VH1, which launched a year earlier and played the video to death.
In The Band song "The Weight," Nazareth ("Went down to Nazareth...") refers to a town in Pennsylvania where the Martin Guitar company was located.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
The former Metallica bassist talks about his first time writing a song with James Hetfield, and how a hand-me-down iPad has changed his songwriting.
When he joined Guns N' Roses in 1990, Matt helped them craft an orchestral sound; his mezzo fortes and pianissimos are all over "November Rain."
Donny Osmond talks about his biggest hits, his Vegas show, and the fan who taught him to take "Puppy Love" seriously.
With a few clues (Works at a diner, dreams of running away), can you name the character in the song?
Paul Stanley on his soul music project, the Kiss songs with the biggest soul influence, and the non-make-up era of the band.