"Walking In Memphis" isn't so much about Memphis as it is The Hollywood Cafe in Mississippi, where Marc Cohn encountered an older woman named Murial playing piano.
"Dirty Water" became a Boston sports anthem in the '00s, but it was written by a guy from California after almost getting mugged on a visit to the city.
"Centerfield" was the first song enshrined in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.
Stevie Wonder wrote his own version of "Happy Birthday" in an attempt to get Martin Luther King's birthday declared a national holiday.
Richard Marx' debut single "Don't Mean Nothing" features Joe Walsh on guitar.
Irving Berlin said "God Bless America" was "not a patriotic song, but rather an expression of gratitude."
When Judd Apatow needed under-appreciated rockers for his Knocked Up sequel, he immediately thought of Parker, who just happened to be getting his band The Rumour back together.
Writing great prog metal isn't easy, especially when it's for 60 musicians.
Kooper produced Lynyrd Skynyrd, played with Dylan and the Stones, and formed BS&T.
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
The singer-songwriter Melanie talks about her spiritual awakening at Woodstock, "Brand New Key," and why songwriting is an art, not a craft.
The lead singer/lyricist of The Beach Boys talks about coming up with the words for "Good Vibrations," "Fun, Fun, Fun," "Kokomo" and other classic songs.