The setting for the Queensrÿche song "Jet City Woman" is Seattle, the "jet city."
Pink wrote "Just Give Me A Reason" about how one partner can feel jilted over something trivial, like how her boyfriend passes her the butter.
Tom Cochrane wrote "Life Is A Highway" to pull himself out of a funk following an exhausting humanitarian trip to Africa.
The Whitney Houston hit "I Have Nothing" was inspired by Elvis Presley, who dated the song's lyricist, Linda Thompson.
Ray Parker Jr. had to get the word "Ghostbusters" in the title when he wrote the theme song for the 1984 film, which was no easy task. When it came time to sing the title in the chorus, he brought in friends to make it a gang vocal.
The closing lyrics in "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies are "Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie," which refers to a soccer tournament in Ontario.
A selection of songs made to be terrible - some clearly achieved that goal.
Here is the church, here is the steeple - see if you can identify these lyrics that reference church.
Call us crazy, but we like it when an artist comes around who doesn't mesh with the status quo.
The "Midnight At The Oasis" singer is an Old Time gal. She talks about her jug band beginnings and shares a Dylan story.
Justin wrote the classic "Nights In White Satin," but his fondest musical memories are from a different decade.
Writing with Phil Lynott, Scott saw their ill-fated frontman move to a darker place in his life and lyrics.