"I Got You Babe" made Sonny Bono the only person to perform on a #1 hit and also get elected to congress.
AC/DC's "For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)" is titled after a phrase Roman gladiators said heading into battle: "We who are about to die salute you."
"I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock Of Seagulls ends with an alien abduction.
Jerry Cantrell used a talkbox to create the warbling vocal effect on the Alice in Chains song "Man In The Box."
Bernie Taupin was 17 when he wrote the lyrics to Elton John's "Your Song." Looking back, he says it's "one of the most naïve and childish lyrics in the entire repertoire of music."
Listen carefully and you'll hear the sound of birds in "Birds Of A Feather" by Billie Eilish. Her brother/producer Finneas couldn't resist putting them in, but he kept them real quiet in the mix.
Chad tells tales from his time as drummer for Nirvana, and talks about his group Before Cars.
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
Was a Beatles song a TV theme? And who came up with those Fresh Prince and Sopranos songs?
Tim and his brother Richard are the Furs' foundation; Tim explains how they write and tells the story of "Pretty In Pink."
His keyboard work helped define the Muscle Shoals sound and make him an integral part of many Neil Young recordings. Spooner is also an accomplished songwriter, whose hits include "I'm Your Puppet" and "Cry Like A Baby."