
Bob Marley's backup singers, The I Threes, claim they are the "Three Little Birds" in his famous song.

Christina Aguilera did her "Beautiful" vocal in one take; the opening line, "Don't look at me," is something she said to her friend in the studio who was there to offer support.

"Kickstart My Heart" is about all the ways Motley Crue gets their blood flowing without drugs. It was inspired by their bass player Nikki Sixx, who claimed he had to be revived with a shot of adrenaline to the heart after an overdose.

References to David Bowie, Tom Waits and Allan Ginsburg are peppered into the Bush song "Everything Zen."

"Baby One More Time," the breakout song for Britney Spears, was originally offered to TLC but they passed on it. The R&B trio didn't feel comfortable singing the line, "hit me baby one more time."

Tom Cochrane wrote "Life Is A Highway" to pull himself out of a funk following an exhausting humanitarian trip to Africa.
The outlaw country icon talks about the spiritual element of his songwriting and his Bob Dylan mention.
What's the deal with "Summer of '69"? Bryan explains what the song is really about, and shares more of his songwriting insights.
The longtime Eagle talks about soaring back to his solo career, and what he learned about songwriting in the group.
Sheryl Crow's longtime songwriting partner/guitarist Jeff Trott reveals the stories behind many of the singer's hits, and what its like to be a producer for Leighton Meester and Max Gomez.
The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.
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