Sia Furler originally sent "Pretty Hurts" to Katy Perry, but she didn't see the email, so Beyonce ended up recording it instead.
Robert Plant's "Heaven Knows" is a satirical look at the '80s, when style seemed to trump substance.
Katmandu, the capital of Nepal, was the archetype for faraway mysticism when Bob Seger wrote a song about it in 1975.
"Every Breath You Take" by The Police feels like a love song, but a careful listen reveals it's about a stalker. Sting called it "a nasty little song, really rather evil. It's about jealousy and surveillance and ownership."
The video for Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream" in 1995 was the most expensive ever made at the time, costing $7 million.
"Light My Fire" was the first song Doors guitarist Robby Krieger wrote. Looking for a universal theme, he decided to write about one of the four elements (air, earth, water, fire).
The Guns N' Roses rhythm guitarist in the early '90s, Gilby talks about the band's implosion and the side projects it spawned.
Test your metal - Priest, Maiden, and Beavis and Butt-head show up in this one.
Billy Joel and Hall & Oates hated making videos, so they chose a director with similar contempt for the medium. That was Jay Dubin, and he has a lot to say on the subject.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have some rather unusual song titles - see if you can spot the real ones.
An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.
Tyler talks about his true love: songwriting. How he identifies the beauty in a melody and turns sorrow into art.