
The Hall & Oates hit "Everything Your Heart Desires" has no rhymes.

John Mellencamp considers "Pink Houses" an "anti-American song," laying bare the struggles of the poor and working class.

Most of us only know "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle from the 25 seconds used as the Cops theme, but it's a full song telling the story of a Jamaican youth who doesn't accept family support and ends up a criminal.

"Tainted Love" started as a 1964 soul song by Gloria Jones, became a huge hit when Soft Cell covered it in 1981, and was the basis for Rihanna's 2006 #1 "S.O.S. (Rescue Me)."

A one-ton bell was custom made for AC/DC's "Hell's Bells." The recording was slowed to half speed to make it sound like a more ominous two-ton bell.

Hozier recorded his vocals for "Take Me To Church" in his attic at 3 a.m. one January morning in 2013
Bob was the bass player and lyricist for the first two Ozzy Osbourne albums. Here's how he wrote songs like "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley" with Ozzy and Randy Rhoads.
Our chat with Barney Hoskyns, who covers the wild years of Woodstock - the town, not the festival - in his book Small Town Talk.
Just like Darrin was replaced on Bewitched, groups have swapped out original members, hoping we wouldn't notice.
Paul Stanley on his soul music project, the Kiss songs with the biggest soul influence, and the non-make-up era of the band.
With his X-wife Exene, John fronts the band X and writes their songs.
On Glen's résumé: hit songwriter, Facebook dominator, and member of Styx.