The Kenny G instrumental "Songbird" owes much of its success to VH1, which launched a year earlier and played the video to death.
"Losing My Religion" isn't about religion, but unrequited love. The title is based on a Southern expression meaning "at my wit's end."
Prince Markie Dee of The Fat Boys co-wrote the Mary J. Blige hit "Real Love."
Songwriter Wayne Carson came up with "Always On My Mind" on the phone to his wife when he was apologizing to her for being stuck at the office.
Ozzy Osbourne's "Shot In The Dark" is titled after a Pink Panther movie.
"Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man deals with lead singer John Gourley becoming a "rebel just for kicks" after having a daughter and settling down. "It's hard to be a punk when you're thinking about your baby daughter at home," he says.
The renown rock singer talks about "The House of the Rising Sun" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."
Do you know who wrote Patti Smith's biggest hit? How about the Grease theme song? See if you can match the song to the writer.
Inspired by his dear friend, "Seasons in the Sun" paid for Terry's boat, which led him away from music and into a battle with Canadian paper mills.
On Glen's résumé: hit songwriter, Facebook dominator, and member of Styx.
The king of Christian worship music explains talks about writing songs for troubled times.
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?