Part of the "Cruel to Be Kind" video was shot during Nick Lowe and Carlene Carter's wedding.
Eddie Vedder often changes the words when he sings "Yellow Ledbetter." The basic story is about a guy whose brother dies in the first Gulf War. Apparently, bad news in the army is delivered in yellow envelopes.
In the 1999 Destiny's Child song "Bug A Boo," they complain about a guy who bugs them on MCI, AOL, and their pagers.
Mariah Carey and P. Diddy show up in the Mary J. Blige "No More Drama" video, since they were going through Shakespeare-level drama.
Grazing In The Grass by The Friends Of Distinction was the first big hit to use the phrase "dig it" in the lyric.
"The Best" by Tina Turner was originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler; Turner's hit version added a bridge and a saxophone solo by Edgar Winter.
Tyler talks about his true love: songwriting. How he identifies the beauty in a melody and turns sorrow into art.
One of the first successful female singer-songwriters, Janis had her first hit in 1967 at age 15.
The lead singer/lyricist for Anberlin breaks down "Impossible" and covers some tracks from their 2012 album Vital.
The Brazilian rocker sees pictures in his riffs. When he came up with one of his gnarliest songs, there was a riot going on.
A band so baffling, even their names were contrived. Check your score in the Ramones version of Fact or Fiction.
The longtime Eagle talks about soaring back to his solo career, and what he learned about songwriting in the group.