"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" was not written for the movie, but for Rick Hanson, a wheelchair athlete whose 1985 "Man In Motion" tour logged 24,856 miles on his wheelchair in 34 countries while raising $26 million for spinal cord research.
"I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock Of Seagulls ends with an alien abduction - the singer and his love interest float away in a beam of light. The song is part of a concept album about an alien invasion.
The "Highway To Hell" is the Canning Highway in Australia, which seems to go on forever, at least according to AC/DC.
"Veronica" was inspired by Elvis Costello's grandmother, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
"Ghosttown" from 2014 was Madonna's 45th chart-topper on the Dance Club Songs chart, breaking the record for the most #1s an artist has tallied on a single Billboard chart.
The comedian Steve Martin had a hit in 1978 with "King Tut." The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, who Martin would open for on tour, were his backing band on the song.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have some rather unusual song titles - see if you can spot the real ones.
The story of the legendary lupine DJ through the songs he inspired.
After studying in Paris with a famous composition teacher, Charles became the most successful writer of TV theme songs.
How a gym teacher, a janitor, and a junkie became part of some very famous band names.
The Creed lead singer reveals the "ego and self-fulfillment" he now sees in one of the band's biggest hits.
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.