October 12, 1872 - August 26, 1958
Meghan Trainor wrote "Lips Are Movin" in just eight minutes with her writing partner Kevin Kadish.
The Starland Vocal Band got the title "Afternoon Delight" from the late-afternoon appetizer menu at the restaurant Clyde's Of Georgetown in Washington, DC.
"Head Over Heels" by The Go-Go's is a metaphor for how things were getting out of control for the band; they broke up a year later.
The Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??" was named in March 2009 the official Rock Song of Oklahoma. Four years later, Oklahoma's governor Mary Fallin pulled the tune as the state's official rock song in a move her office said had more to do with priorities than musical taste.
Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" was the first US chart-topper to include the word "funk" in the title.
The philosophical Kansas song "Dust In The Wind" is inspired by a line of Native American poetry: "For all we are is dust in the wind."
The "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" singer makes a habit of playing with the best in the business.
After studying in Paris with a famous composition teacher, Charles became the most successful writer of TV theme songs.
The lead singer of Everclear, Art is also their primary songwriter.
The Evanescence frontwoman on the songs that have shifted meaning and her foray into kids' music.
U2, Carly Simon, Joanna Newsom, Brian Wilson and Fiona Apple have all gone to Van Dyke Parks to make their songs exceptional.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
