
Ariana Grande's hit "Problem" started off as a track written by One Direction songwriter Savan Kotecha. He gave it the working title of "The Whisper Song," after a 2005 Ying Yang Twins hit.

The Four Seasons' "Walk Like a Man," released in 1963, was the first Hot 100 #1 hit with a simile in its title.

"Paper Planes" was inspired by M.I.A.'s hassles trying to get a visa to enter America.
Train wrote the 2011 song "Brand New Book" for the TV show The Biggest Loser - part of the song was used in the opening credits.
The New Year's Eve favorite "Auld Lang Syne" is a Scottish song that roughly translates to "Days Of Long Ago."

Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation" was just a minor hit when it was released in 1968, but a 2002 remix made the song a global smash, taking it to #1 in a number of countries, including Australia and the UK.
As Procol Harum's lyricist, Keith wrote the words to "A Whiter Shade Of Pale." We delve into that song and find out how you can form a band when you don't sing or play an instrument.
Many unusual folks appear in Grateful Dead songs. Can you identify them?
Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?
Just how much did these monsters of rock dabble in the occult?
On Glen's résumé: hit songwriter, Facebook dominator, and member of Styx.
The renown rock singer talks about "The House of the Rising Sun" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."