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The Meaning Behind “Peaceful Easy Feeling” by the Eagles and the Unlikely...
When Glenn Frey heard Jack Tempchin play “Peaceful Easy Feeling” at a friend’s home in Los Angeles, he thought the song would work for his new band. Formed from Linda Ronstadt’s backing band, the...
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The Meaning Behind “Right Here Waiting” by Richard Marx and the Legendary...
When Chicago singer/songwriter Richard Marx wrote his biggest hit “Right Here Waiting,” it took a boomerang of rejection for the song to return to him. He felt the song was too personal to record...
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The Story Behind “Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)” by...
When Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley met at the Bolton Institute of Technology in Manchester, England, they were looking to put a band together. After witnessing a Sex Pistols concert, they recruited...
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The Serious Undercurrents of “Down Under” by Men at Work and Why It’s Not an...
The rock quintet Men at Work and their cheeky video for “Down Under” were the MTV generation’s first exposure to anything Australian. While American audiences had been exposed to music from the Bee...
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Music as Therapy: The Story Behind the Breakup Song “Call Me When You’re...
Back in the 2000s, things were going great for Evanescence singer Amy Lee and Seether frontman Shaun Morgan. Her band had broken through with their multiplatinum debut album Fallen, and his group’s...
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The Meaning Behind “Tragedy” by the Bee Gees and the Disco Demolition that...
Six months after the Bee Gees released “Tragedy,” culture war in the U.S. ignited … literally. They were one of the biggest acts in the world, but the Gibb brothers and their prolific songwriting would...
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3 Ways Nile Rodgers Made “Original Sin” One of INXS’ Most Enduring Hits
When INXS released “Original Sin” as the leadoff single from their 1984 album The Swing, the song did not make an immediate commercial impact in the U.S. While it failed to crack the Top 40 on both the...
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The Dark Musings Behind “The Dead Next Door” by Billy Idol
Billy Idol’s double-Platinum breakthrough album Rebel Yell certainly took off in early 1984 because its raucous title track received a lot of airplay on MTV. And as successive singles emerged it became...
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The Meaning Behind “Woman in Love” by Barbra Streisand and Why It’s the Best...
The Bee Gees’ best song might be one they didn’t record for themselves. And Barbra Streisand’s “Woman in Love” may be the musical highlight of Barry Gibb’s remarkable career. Following the enormous...
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Behind the Meaning of Elle King’s Irreverent “Baby Daddy’s Weekend”
Elle King has no shortage of rousing party anthems. Part of the draw for her fans is her ability to be charmingly irreverent. Her latest release, “Baby Daddy’s Weekend,” sees her not only take...
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The Story Behind “In My Life” by The Beatles and the Bus Ride that Inspired It
The songwriting team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney is one of the most successful collaborations in musical history. The partnership created more than 180 songs, mostly recorded by The Beatles....
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How Iron Maiden Flipped the Script on “Flight of Icarus” and Soared to Success
British metal icons Iron Maiden have always had a penchant for writing about historical and mythological events and figures. The 1983 lead single from their fourth album Piece of Mind, “Flight of...
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From the Nanker Phelge Catalog: The Story Behind “Play with Fire” by The...
When The Rolling Stones began recording, they performed songs by their blues heroes. Inspired by The Beatles’ John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards began trying their hand at...
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The Meaning Behind “Do You Believe in Love” by Huey Lewis and the News and...
Huey Lewis and the News delivered time after time as one of the most consistent hitmaking groups of the ’80s. But they needed a jump start from an outside source/old friend to help set them on that...
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Two Vastly Different Meanings Ascribed to Cracker’s Lone Hot 100 Hit “Low”
The alternative rock band Cracker did not envision the opener to their 1993 album Kerosene Hat having hit potential. Defying their expectations, “Low” became the group’s first and only song to reach...
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The Story Behind Emmy Russell’s Heartbreaking Ballad “Want You,” Debuted on...
I want you to want me like I want you / I want you to need me like I need you / If you’re gonna leave me, then cut me loose / I want you to want me sang Emmy Russell through her penetrating ballad, an...
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The Meaning Behind “Jammin’ Me” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and How...
It says something about the musical chemistry of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers that they were able to take “Jammin’ Me,” with its somewhat bizarre lyrics, and turn it into a radio hit. The song hit...
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The Meaning Behind the Beatles’ Off-Kilter “A Day In The Life”
The Beatles have several experimental songs. Their latter years were characterized by rampant drug use and weird, warbly musicianship. We have to think the first thing informed the second thing. While...
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The Romantic Angst Behind “Poison Arrow” by ABC
Originating in 1977 in Sheffield, England, as the group Vice Versa, ABC emerged as a burgeoning pop powerhouse three years later with the addition of singer Martin Fry. Their first single “Tears Are...
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The Meaning Behind “Helen Wheels” by Paul McCartney and Wings and How It...
Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles band Wings went from reeling to thriving with the release of their 1973 album Band on the Run. “Helen Wheels” was the energetic single released to introduce this new...
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