Fifth Harmony was going to call their song "Work," but they changed it to "Work from Home" when Rihanna released a song with that title.
The French part in Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" translates to: "I want your love and I want your revenge."
Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash on September 30, 1973. A few weeks later, his song "Time In A Bottle" hit #1.
Prince Markie Dee of The Fat Boys co-wrote the Mary J. Blige hit "Real Love."
"One Way Or Another" is based on a stalker who creeped out Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry.
The Squeeze song "Tempted" is one of their few with lead vocals by Paul Carrack, who sang the Ace song "How Long" and was in Mike + The Mechanics.
Doubt led to drive for Francis, who still isn't sure why one of Status Quo's biggest hits is so beloved.
With his X-wife Exene, John fronts the band X and writes their songs.
Who writes a song about a name they found in a phone book? That's just one of the everyday things these guys find to sing about. Anything in their field of vision or general scope of knowledge is fair game. If you cross paths with them, so are you.
Howard explains his positive songwriting method and how uplifting songs can carry a deeper message.
Chris and his wife Tina were the rhythm section for Talking Heads when they formed The Tom Tom Club. "Genius of Love" was their blockbuster, but David Byrne only mentioned it once.
