"Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk" describes a time in Rufus Wainwright's life when he found himself hungover and pounding chocolate milk to feel better. It didn't work, so he smoked a cigarette, which is when he realized his addictive personality could be a problem.
Bob Dylan was little known when he released "Blowin' In The Wind" so the cover versions - especially by Peter, Paul and Mary and Stan Getz - were much more popular at the time.
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" was a line from a 1980 Clash song called "Charlie Don't Surf." Tears For Fears used it as the title of their 1985 hit.
Snap! were two German producers. When they needed a rapper, they found one on the American army base there and had him rap on "The Power."
The line in John Mellencamp's "Cherry Bomb" that sounds like "that's when a smoke was a smoke" is actually "that's when a sport was a sport," according to the published lyric. In that sense, "sport" is an endearment for someone of good nature.
Neil Diamond wrote "I'm A Believer" early in his career. It was a hit for The Monkees and revived by Smash Mouth in 2001 for the movie Shrek, helping make Diamond cool again.
After studying in Paris with a famous composition teacher, Charles became the most successful writer of TV theme songs.
The lead singer and pianist for Procol Harum, Gary talks about finding the musical ideas to match the words.
Writing with Phil Lynott, Scott saw their ill-fated frontman move to a darker place in his life and lyrics.
Here's what happens when an opening act is really out of place with the headliner, like when Beastie Boys opened for Madonna.
Tom talks about the evolution of Cinderella's songs through their first three albums, and how he writes as a solo artist.
