Iggy Pop wrote "Lust For Life" with David Bowie, who came up with the music on a ukulele.
Kiss sing about "movin' fast on 95" in "Detroit Rock City," but I-95 doesn't go through Detroit (I-75 does) so they published the lyric as "Movin' fast, doin' 95."
Otis Day And The Knights, the fictional band created to perform "Shout" in the movie Animal House, became a real band, performing the song at colleges and other venues.
The first single to simultaneously top the UK and US charts was The Everly Brothers' "Cathy's Clown" in May 1960.
In 1939, a polka craze swept America thanks to "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel)."
The guys who wrote "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" had never been to a baseball game but knew it was a good song topic.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
The longtime Eagle talks about soaring back to his solo career, and what he learned about songwriting in the group.
Holly Knight talks about some of the hit songs she wrote, including "The Warrior," "Never" and "The Best," and explains some songwriting philosophy, including how to think of a bridge.
The trail runs from flying saucer songs in the '50s, through Bowie, blink-182 and Katy Perry.
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.
The lead singer and pianist for Procol Harum, Gary talks about finding the musical ideas to match the words.