In "I Walk The Line," Johnny Cash hums before each verse. He did this to get his pitch, as the song changes key several times.
"Should I Stay or Should I Go?" by The Clash features some Spanish lines by the Texas singer Joe Ely.
Lou Reed's "Walk On The Wild Side" tells the story of real people who were part of Andy Warhol's "factory," including Holly Woodlawn and Candy Darling.
Jerry Cantrell used a talkbox to create the warbling vocal effect on the Alice in Chains song "Man In The Box."
Miguel wrote "Adorn" about his girlfriend, model and artist Nazanin Mandi when he was returning home from a long trip and was anxious to see her.
When he joined Guns N' Roses in 1990, Matt helped them craft an orchestral sound; his mezzo fortes and pianissimos are all over "November Rain."
Producer Rupert Hine talks about crafting hits for Tina Turner, Howard Jones and The Fixx.
The king of Christian worship music explains talks about writing songs for troubled times.
Songs where something goes horribly wrong (literally or metaphorically), and help is needed right away.
Not everyone can be a superhero, but that hasn't stopped generations of musicians from trying to be Superman.
What's the deal with "Summer of '69"? Bryan explains what the song is really about, and shares more of his songwriting insights.
