Hoyt Axton wrote the Three Dog Night hit "Joy To The World." He said the "Jeremiah was a bullfrog" line just came into his head after having a drink of wine.
"Grenade" was a term used on the show Jersey Shore to mean an ugly girl. Bruno Mars says his hit song with that title was written before the show started.
Tim McGraw recorded "Live Like You Were Dying" just two weeks after his own father passed away.
Rod Stewart wrote "Maggie May" about the woman who deflowered him when he was 16.
"Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers was inspired by the Jack Lemmon movie Days of Wine and Roses.
The 311 song "Amber" is likely about Nicole Scherzinger, who was dating the band's lead singer Nick Hexum.
You know the scenes - Tom Cruise in his own pants-off dance off, Molly Ringwald celebrating her birthday - but do you remember what song is playing?
Dean wrote the screenplay and lyrics to all the songs in Footloose. His other hits include "Fame" and "All The Man That I Need."
How a country weeper and a blues number made "rolling stone" the most popular phrase in rock.
The top Contemporary Christian artist of all time on song inspirations and what she learned from Johnny Carson.
The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.
Collaborating with T Bone Burnett, Leslie Phillips changed her name and left her Christian label behind - Robert Plant, who recorded one of her songs on Raising Sand, is a fan.
