Joni Mitchell wrote "Woodstock" - the most popular song about the festival - but didn't attend the event because she was booked on The Dick Cavett Show.
Sam Smith's "Writing's On The Wall" was the first ever James Bond theme song to reach #1 in the UK.
"Girl Crush" by Little Big Town came from the hashtag #girlcrush, which its co-writer, Lori McKenna, spotted on Instagram.
Mike Nesmith wrote Linda Ronstadt's first hit, "Different Drum," before he joined The Monkees. He played an intentionally bad version of it on the show.
The game Lana Del Rey sings about in "Video Games" is World of Warcraft - her ex used to play it all the time.
In Meat Loaf's "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" what he won't do is a list of six items in the lyrics, including "Forget the way you feel right now" and "Be screwing around."
How well do you know this shock-rock harbinger who's been publicly executed hundreds of times?
In 1986, a Stephen King novella was made into a movie, with a classic song serving as title, soundtrack and tone.
If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.
A band so baffling, even their names were contrived. Check your score in the Ramones version of Fact or Fiction.
Ron Nevison explains in very clear terms the Quadrophenia concept and how Heart staged their resurgence after being dropped by their record company.
Andrew Farriss on writing with Michael Hutchence, the stories behind "Mystify" and other INXS hits, and his country-flavored debut solo album.