Pitbull's line "I got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan" in his 2011 song "Give Me Everything (Tonight)" didn't go over well with Lohan, who sued him for defamation. Around this time, she was in a downward spiral and often getting arrested. Her case was thrown out, but she did get her life back together.
The Ben Folds Five song "Brick" is about a difficult time when Folds' girlfriend got an abortion.
Aretha Franklin didn't drive, but one of her biggest hits was a car song: "Freeway Of Love."
In 2010, the biggest-selling song in the UK was "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem.
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of Kiss wrote "Rock And Roll All Nite" as a "rallying cry for all of our fans." In later years, members of Kiss wrote songs separately.
Tom Cochrane wrote "Life Is A Highway" to pull himself out of a funk following an exhausting humanitarian trip to Africa.
When a waitress wouldn't take him home, Jack wrote what would become one of the Eagles most enduring hits.
Chris tells the story of "Wicked Game," talks milkshakes and moonpies at Sun Records, and explains why women always get their way.
The in-depth discussion about the making of Jesus Christ Superstar with Ted Neeley, who played Jesus in the 1973 film.
A top country songwriter, Barry talks about writing hits for Little Big Town, Tim McGraw and Jason Aldean.
"Come On Eileen" was a colossal '80s hit, but the band - far more appreciated in their native UK than stateside - released just three albums before their split. Now, Dexys is back.
In 1986, a Stephen King novella was made into a movie, with a classic song serving as title, soundtrack and tone.