"Handle With Care" started as a George Harrison song with guest appearances by Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, but it went so well the five of them decided to form a group - The Traveling Wilburys - and record an entire album.
The Queen song "Killer Queen," according to lead singer Freddie Mercury, is about a high-class call girl.
The Nicolette Larson hit "Lotta Love" was written by Neil Young, who recorded a very different version of the song.
The CCR song "Run Through the Jungle" is about gun control.
Ann Peebles' "I Can't Stand The Rain" originated from a comment made by the singer to her husband, Don Bryant, when they were preparing to head out to a blues show and it began tipping down with rain.
R.E.M. got the title "Shiny Happy People" from a Chinese propaganda poster.
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
Laura Nyro talks about her complex, emotionally rich songwriting and how she supports women's culture through her art.
Zac tells the story of Hanson's massive hit "MMMbop," and talks about how brotherly bonds effect their music.
If the name Citizen Dick means anything to you, there's a chance you'll get some of these right.
The (Meat)puppetmaster takes us through songs like "Lake Of Fire" and "Backwater," and talks about performing with Kurt Cobain on MTV Unplugged.
Rosanne talks about the journey that inspired her songs on her album The River & the Thread, including a stop at the Tallahatchie Bridge.