The wild child Role Model sings about in "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" is based on various women he encountered when he dove back into the dating pool after a long relationship.
"Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty is set in Los Angeles, as he mentions Reseda, Mulholland and Ventura Boulevard.
Before recording "Boom Clap" herself, Charli XCX offered the song to Hilary Duff, but her people turned down the tune because it "wasn't cool enough for Hilary."
The Cure's "Lullaby" is based on a recurring nightmare frontman Robert Smith had as a child where he was eaten by a giant spider.
The idea for "The Man Comes Around" came to Johnny Cash from a dream he had where he was in Buckingham Palace and the Queen said to him, "Johnny Cash, you're just like a thorn tree in a whirlwind."
"I Got You Babe" made Sonny Bono the only person to perform on a #1 hit and also get elected to congress.
Smith breaks down some of his worship tracks as well as his mainstream hits, including "I Will Be Here For You" and "A Place In This World."
On "Life Is A Highway," his burgeoning solo career, and the Rascal Flatts song he most connects with.
The lead singer/lyricist of The Beach Boys talks about coming up with the words for "Good Vibrations," "Fun, Fun, Fun," "Kokomo" and other classic songs.
The outlaw country icon talks about the spiritual element of his songwriting and his Bob Dylan mention.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.