Australian singer-songwriter Sia Furler wrote "Diamonds" for Rihanna in just 14 minutes.
"One Way Or Another" is based on a stalker who creeped out Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry.
Katmandu, the capital of Nepal, was the archetype for faraway mysticism when Bob Seger wrote a song about it in 1975.
"Amarillo By Morning" got its title from a Fed Ex commercial that promised to deliver packages the next day to places like Amarillo. It's George Strait's most famous song, but was written and originally released by Terry Stafford nine years earlier.
"Take On Me" was just a minor hit in Norway until a new version was released with the iconic video, making it a global smash.
"Rio" by Duran Duran is a metaphor for America, where the band was trying to break through.
An interview with Ray and Derek Shulman of the progressive rock band Gentle Giant to discuss counterpoint, polyrhythms, and... Bon Jovi.
Starting in Virginia City, Nevada and rippling out to the Haight-Ashbury, LSD reshaped popular music.
Into the vaults for this talk with Bolton from the '80s when he was a focused on writing songs for other artists.
Fagen talks about how the Steely Dan songwriting strategy has changed over the years, and explains why you don't hear many covers of their songs.
The powerhouse producer behind Janet Jackson's hits talks about his Boyz II Men ballads and regrouping The Time.
If the name Citizen Dick means anything to you, there's a chance you'll get some of these right.