"Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers was inspired by the Jack Lemmon movie Days of Wine and Roses.
Aretha Franklin didn't drive, but one of her biggest hits was a car song: "Freeway Of Love."
With a message of acceptance and inclusivity, "True Colors" became a gay rights anthem. Cyndi Lauper help form an organization called True Colors United to help support LGBTQ youth.
The Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" came top of a 2013 Spotify poll to find out which songs music fans most commonly hear people singing incorrectly. Many believe Annie Lennox is singing: "Sweet dreams are made of cheese, who am I to disagree?"
Ellie Goulding's hit song "Lights" is about her fear of the dark, which forces the singer to sleep with the lights on.
Elton John's "Rocket Man" is based on a Ray Bradbury story called The Rocket Man published in 1951.
An Electronic music pioneer with Asperger's Syndrome. This could be interesting.
John Lennon, Paul Simon and Lynyrd Skynyrd are some of the artists who have written revenge songs. Do you know who they wrote them about?
Rickie Lee Jones on songwriting, social media, and how she's handling Trump.
The Christian rapper talks about where his trip to Haiti and his history of addiction fit into his songs.
How well do you know this shock-rock harbinger who's been publicly executed hundreds of times?
Rosanne talks about the journey that inspired her songs on her album The River & the Thread, including a stop at the Tallahatchie Bridge.
