"Irreplaceable" wasn't specifically penned for Beyonce - in fact, Ne-Yo wrote it more as a country song and had Faith Hill and Shania Twain in mind.
"Cleveland Rocks" was written by an Englishman. Ian Hunter wrote the song after touring America in the late '70s and finding that Cleveland was by far the most receptive city to his brand of Glam Rock.
"Paranoid" reflects a feeling Black Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler often felt after using drugs.
Eddie Van Halen played the guitar solo on "Beat It" as a favor to Quincy Jones, who produced the album.
Gina in Bon Jovi's "Livin' On A Prayer" is based on a singer named Maria Vidal, who was working as a singing waitress using the name Gina Velvet.
Mary J. Blige introduced three new words with her hit "Family Affair": hateration, holleration and dancerie.
The longtime Eagle talks about soaring back to his solo career, and what he learned about songwriting in the group.
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.
Rufus Wainwright on "Hallelujah," his album Unfollow The Rules, and getting into his "lyric trance" on 12-hour walks.
