
"Don't Dream It's Over" is the biggest hit for Crowded House, whose lead singer, Neil Finn, sang it on tour when he joined Fleetwood Mac. He wrote the song when he was feeling a bit lost as a way of urging himself on.

"I Swear" was a #1 country hit for John Michael Montgomery before All-4-One made it a #1 pop hit.

Elvis Presley recorded "Always On My Mind" in 1972, but Willie Nelson's version 10 years later was the hit and won the Song of the Year Grammy.
"Kokomo" gave The Beach Boys their first #1 hit in 22 years. They picked the title because it sounded tropical.

Gwen Stefani wrote the early No Doubt song "Just a Girl" as a message to her overprotective father.

Bruce Sprinsteen said "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" was "the best love song I ever wrote."
The top chant artist in the Western world, Krishna Das talks about how these Hindu mantras compare to Christian worship songs.
With the rise of Kindie rock, more musicians are embracing their inner child with tunes for tots - here, we look at pop stars who recorded kids' albums.
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.
Kevin Godley talks about directing classic videos for The Police, U2 and Duran Duran, and discusses song and videos he made with 10cc and Godley & Creme.
Gramm co-wrote this gorgeous ballad and delivered an inspired vocal, but the song was the beginning of the end of his time with Foreigner.