The opening lines to "Free Bird," "If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?" came from the girlfriend of Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins, who asked him that question during an argument.
The Hall & Oates hit "Everything Your Heart Desires" has no rhymes.
"Sunday Girl" was written by Blondie guitarist Chris Stein to cheer up Debbie Harry after her cat had run away whilst they were away on tour. The gray cat was called Sunday Man.
Elton John's songwriting partner Bernie Taupin wrote the original lyrics for Starship's "We Built This City." It was the first Hot 100 Top 10 hit Taupin wrote without John.
"Should I Stay or Should I Go?" by The Clash features some Spanish lines by the Texas singer Joe Ely.
The stories behind "Shine," "December," "The World I Know" and other Collective Soul hits.
The story of the legendary lupine DJ through the songs he inspired.
Not everyone can be a superhero, but that hasn't stopped generations of musicians from trying to be Superman.
With the band in danger of being dropped from their label, Alice Cooper drummer Neal Smith co-wrote the song that started their trek from horror show curiosity to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.
Fishbone has always enjoyed much more acclaim than popularity - Angelo might know why.
