"My Old Kentucky Home," also known as the Rowan Mansion, in Bardstown, Kentucky. The song was first performed here with Stephen Foster at the piano.Train wrote the 2011 song "Brand New Book" for the TV show The Biggest Loser - part of the song was used in the opening credits.
"Margaritaville" is a state of mind, but it's most associated with Key West, Florida, where Jimmy Buffett moved when he was 24.
The '40s hit "Rum and Coca-Cola" is really about American soldiers soliciting prostitutes in Trinidad.
Stevie Wonder wrote his own version of "Happy Birthday" in an attempt to get Martin Luther King's birthday declared a national holiday.
"Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" by Aerosmith was inspired by Vince Neil from Motley Crue.
"Kashmir" is the only Led Zeppelin song to use outside musicians, as it needed strings and horns.
His song "Into The Night" is one of the most-played of all time. For Benny, it took him to hell and back.
Is "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" about Vietnam? Was John Fogerty really born on a Bayou? It's the CCR edition of Fact or Fiction.
Wolfgang Van Halen breaks down the songs on his debut album, Mammoth WVH, and names the definitive Van Halen songs from the Sammy and Dave eras.
Was a Beatles song a TV theme? And who came up with those Fresh Prince and Sopranos songs?
Michael tells the story of "Send Me On My Way," and explains why some of the words in the song don't have a literal meaning.
Laura Nyro talks about her complex, emotionally rich songwriting and how she supports women's culture through her art.