Robin Thicke had a #1 hit with "Blurred Lines" in 2013, but he wasn't the first in his family with a hit song. His mom, Gloria Loring, was a singer who had a hit in 1986 with "Friends And Lovers," a duet with Carl Anderson.
The TV show One Tree Hill got it's name from a song of the same name on U2's Joshua Tree album.
Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" was written by the keyboard player from Toto, who was working on the Thriller album.
Iggy Pop wrote "Lust For Life" with David Bowie, who came up with the music on a ukulele.
Fleetwood Mac were going through various internecine romantic tribulations while recording their Rumours album. The song "Dreams" was written by Stevie Nicks with the line "Players only love you when they're playing" directed at their guitarist, Lindsey Buckingham.
The UK band The Lightning Seeds of "Pure" fame got their name from a misheard line in Prince's "Raspberry Beret," mistaking "thunder drowns out what the lightning sees" for "thunder drowns out the lightning seeds."
When he joined Guns N' Roses in 1990, Matt helped them craft an orchestral sound; his mezzo fortes and pianissimos are all over "November Rain."
After studying in Paris with a famous composition teacher, Charles became the most successful writer of TV theme songs.
The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.
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.
Roger reveals the songwriting formula Clive Davis told him, and if "Eight Miles High" is really about drugs.
Are classic songs like "Over The Rainbow" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the public domain?