An early copy of the "Yankee Doodle" lyrics held in the Library of Congress.
The Australian band Jet took their name from the 1973 song of the same by Paul McCartney and Wings.
The 311 song "Amber" is likely about Nicole Scherzinger, who was dating the band's lead singer Nick Hexum.
Rihanna's 2012 hit "Diamonds" was written by Sia Furler, who two years later had a huge hit on her own with "Chandelier." Sia also wrote the David Guetta hit "Titanium."
Duran Duran's "Wild Boys" is based on the book of the same name by William Burroughs.
"I Won't Back Down" is a very personal song for Tom Petty. "I thought it wasn't that good because it was so naked," he said.
Neil Young's song "Old Man" was inspired by the caretaker of the ranch he bought in 1970. Neil was the young man at the time, just 25.
Did Marvin try out with the Detroit Lions? Did he fake crazy to get out of military service? And what about the cross-dressing?
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
Songwriters have used cards and card games to make sense of heartache, togetherness, and even Gonorrhea.
Kevin Godley talks about directing classic videos for The Police, U2 and Duran Duran, and discusses song and videos he made with 10cc and Godley & Creme.
"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.
Outrageously gifted and just plain outrageous, Millie is an R&B and Rap innovator.