Famous songs often have surprising pasts. Before they conquered the top of the charts, they were rejected by publishers and singers, and their appearance changed fundamentally, other times, on the contrary, the creators and everyone around immediately felt: "This will be a hit!" The creation of some successful songs was accompanied by tragic circumstances, others changed the lives of their authors and performers. And sometimes they're even about something different than what millions of listeners think. Music columnist and presenter Honza Dědek brings engaging stories of compositions that we have heard many times, but we do not know everything about them.