The Kenny G instrumental "Songbird" owes much of its success to VH1, which launched a year earlier and played the video to death.
With a message of acceptance and inclusivity, "True Colors" became a gay rights anthem. Cyndi Lauper help form an organization called True Colors United to help support LGBTQ youth.
Fleetwood Mac's "Gypsy" is about Stevie Nicks' best friend, who died of leukemia.
After a devastating car accident, the actor Montgomery Clift had to be filmed from "The Right Profile" to look good - that provided the name of The Clash song.
Jethro Tull lead singer Ian Anderson wrote "Aqualung" after looking at pictures of homeless men that his wife took. She got a co-writing credit on the song.
Shows like Dawson's Creek, Grey's Anatomy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer changed the way songs were heard on TV, and produced some hits in the process.
The Yardbirds drummer explains how they created their sound and talks about working with their famous guitarists.
How did The Edge get his name? Did they name a song after a Tolkien book? And who is "Angel of Harlem" about?
Graham Nash tells the stories behind some of his famous songs and photos, and is asked about "yacht rock" for the first time.
Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz on where the term "new wave" originated, the story of "Naive Melody," and why they never recorded another cover song after "Take Me To The River."
Ron Nevison explains in very clear terms the Quadrophenia concept and how Heart staged their resurgence after being dropped by their record company.
