John Legend wrote "All Of Me" about his fiancée Chrissy Teigen. He sang it to her at their wedding ceremony in Como, Italy.
Eminem spits a total of 1,560 words on "Rap God," earning him an entry in the 2015 Guinness Book of Records for "most words in a hit single."
Shaggy wrote his swaggering hit "Boombastic" after learning what "shag" means in the UK.
Britney Spears was just 16 when her first single, "Baby One More Time," was released. She quickly became a top search term on something called The Internet.
The Texas songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker wrote "Mr. Bojangles" after a weekend in jail where a fellow inmate told him his life story.
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova starred in the movie Once, which features their song "Falling Slowly" and portrays their real-life budding romance. Bob Dylan liked the song and movie so much he gave them an opening slot on his tour.
If the name Citizen Dick means anything to you, there's a chance you'll get some of these right.
Shears does very little promotion, which has kept him secluded from the spotlight. What changed when Cyndi Lauper had a hit with his song? Not much, really.
Songs that seem to glorify violence against women are often misinterpreted - but not always.
A founding member of the band War, Harold gives a first-person account of one of the most important periods in music history.
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.
