"Light My Fire" was the first song Doors guitarist Robby Krieger wrote. Looking for a universal theme, he decided to write about one of the four elements (air, earth, water, fire).
Cyndi Lauper came up with the title "Time After Time" when she saw it in TV Guide magazine. It's the name of a 1979 movie about a man who invents a time machine.
The Hall & Oates hit "Everything Your Heart Desires" has no rhymes.
Aretha Franklin didn't drive, but one of her biggest hits was a car song: "Freeway Of Love."
"I Fought The Law" was a hit for The Bobby Fuller Four in 1965. The Clash released their version in 1979, changing the lyrics "I left my baby" to "I killed my baby."
Kid Rock performed his song "Amen" at Barack Obama's inaugural, but claims he didn't vote for him.
As a 5-year-old, Brandi was writing lyrics to instrumental versions lullabies. She still puts her heart into her songs, including the one Elton John sings on.
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.
The co-writer/guitarist on many Alice Cooper hits, Dick was also Lou Reed's axeman on the Rock n' Roll Animal album.
They sang about pink torpedoes and rocking you tonight tonight, but some real lyrics are just as ridiculous. See if you can tell which lyrics are real and which are Spinal Tap in this lyrics quiz.
Into the vaults for this talk with Bolton from the '80s when he was a focused on writing songs for other artists.
