Post Malone came up with "White Iverson" after getting braids in his hair and thinking they looked like basketball legend Allen Iverson's signature cornrows.
The 1979 song "Life During Wartime" by Talking Heads deals with how technology could be exploited to take down the framework of society and enable government surveillance.
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" was written for Doris Day to sing in the Alfred Hitchcock movie The Man Who Knew Too Much.
Tim McGraw recorded "Live Like You Were Dying" just two weeks after his own father passed away.
Elvis Presley recorded "Always On My Mind" in 1972, but Willie Nelson's version 10 years later was the hit and won the Song of the Year Grammy.
The hit duet "Somewhere Out There" was written for an animated film about a family of immigrant mice who lose one of their young.
If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.
The outlaw country icon talks about the spiritual element of his songwriting and his Bob Dylan mention.
Bridesmaids, Reservoir Dogs, Willy Wonka - just a few of the flicks where characters discuss specific songs, sometimes as a prelude to murder.
The Christian rapper talks about where his trip to Haiti and his history of addiction fit into his songs.
The longtime Eagle talks about soaring back to his solo career, and what he learned about songwriting in the group.
