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The Meaning Behind “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League, the Song that...
“Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League is one of those turning-point songs in music history, as its success helped to usher in many other songs of its kind as a new musical movement began. Not bad for...
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The Story Behind the Touching Tribute Reba McEntire Wrote for Her Late...
Years before Reba McEntire broke through in country music, she told the story of her father Clark a family man and champion steer roper, who was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979....
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The Meaning Behind “It’s My Life” by Talk Talk and Why Their Music Was About...
The late Talk Talk frontman Mark Hollis loved to explore different musical styles, and his band certainly did so over the course of their five-album career between 1982 and 1991. One of their standout...
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The Pangs of Regret and Grief that Haunt “Helena” by My Chemical Romance
In their early days, New Jersey rock quintet My Chemical Romance always had a flair for cheeky and dramatic song titles like “It’s Not a Fashion Statement, It’s a F–king Deathwish” and “You Know What...
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The Meaning Behind “Wildfire” by Michael Martin Murphey and the Unsolved...
If you’re looking for best songs about animals, best ghost story songs, even a category as general as best singer/songwriter tracks, “Wildfire” by Michael Martin Murphey pretty much qualifies for them...
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The Comeback Anthem for a Band that Never Really Went Away: The Meaning...
Bon Jovi’s comeback anthem “It’s My Life” recalls their biggest hit from 14 years earlier. Following Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora’s solo albums, the New Jersey group returned in 2000 with Crush. Bon...
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The Meaning Behind the New Post Malone-Morgan Wallen Smash Hit “I Had Some Help”
In April, Post Malone joined the country star Morgan Wallen at Stagecoach 2024 to perform their much-anticipated new song “I Had Some Help.” Fresh off his Taylor Swift collaboration “Fortnight,” Malone...
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The Bon Jovi Hit Richie Sambora Says He Hated and Will Never Play Again
Without the song “Runaway,” there’s a good chance Bon Jovi, the band, would never have happened. Who knows if John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones ever make it beyond New Jersey nightclubs? Though Richie...
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The Meaning Behind “Goodbye Blue Sky” by Pink Floyd and How a Beautiful Song...
Pink Floyd dug into some tough subject matter on The Wall, their sprawling double album released in 1979. Maybe that was fitting, because the band was going through difficult times. It’s a wonder they...
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The Meaning Behind John Lennon’s First Posthumous Single “Woman”
Fans around the world were reeling in the weeks following the death of John Lennon in December 1980. When they heard his first posthumous single, they quickly remembered all over again what a loss...
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The Meaning Behind “Coming Up” by Paul McCartney and How It Lit a Fire Under...
With “Coming Up,” Paul McCartney proved he could add some experimental flourishes to his sturdy songcraft and still win over the public at large. In fact, this song was so fetching it became a hit in...
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The Meaning Behind “If I Fell” by The Beatles and Why It’s One of Their...
The Beatles delivered some of the finest ballads in the history of music during their time together. But it took them a little while to get comfortable with the slow stuff. “If I Fell,” released in...
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The Dark Fleetwood Mac Song Lindsey Buckingham Wrote That Was the Most...
The songs Lindsey Buckingham wrote, solo, for Fleetwood Mac helped define the band’s sound once he and Stevie Nicks joined the band in 1974. “Go Your Own Way,” “Never Going Back,” “Tusk,” and Tango in...
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The Meaning Behind Billie Eilish’s Oscar-Winning “No Time to Die” and How She...
In 2020, Billie Eilish, then a teenager, was asked to write a theme song for a James Bond movie. Meanwhile, she’d already changed pop music a year earlier with her minimalist, dark electro hit “Bad...
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The “Feelgood” Story Behind the Early Beatles B-Side Classic “Mr. Moonlight”
Willie Lee Perryman took on the name Piano Red as he worked the clubs around Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Alabama in the ’30s and ’40s. The albino Black blues pianist played in both white...
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The Meaning Behind Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” and How It Kick-Started Her Solo...
Before Beyoncé kick-started her solo career, it was apparent her R&B group Destiny’s Child wouldn’t hold her star power much longer. At the height of her group’s success, Beyoncé released “Work It...
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The Meaning Behind “Sunglasses at Night” by Corey Hart and How a Pair of...
Sunglasses played a part in many iconic ’80s songs. Don Henley talked about seeing his ex with hers on in “The Boys of Summer.” Timbuk 3 explained “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades.” Most...
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The 1950s Murders Behind One of Bruce Springsteen’s Most Disturbing Songs...
There’s a meanness in this world, sings Bruce Springsteen. That line is the crux of “Nebraska.” Written from the perspective of a killer, the song was one of the darker stories that unfolded on...
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“So Beautifully Simple”: The Story Behind “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (but I...
In 1973, Ron Wood was recording his debut solo album at his home studio in Southwest London. Many musicians, including George Harrison and Rod Stewart, dropped in during the sessions. One night, as the...
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The Meaning Behind “Livin’ Thing” by ELO and How Its Lyrics Have Been...
ELO delivered some of the catchiest rock hits of the ’70s and ’80s, a by-product of Jeff Lynne’s sharp sense of songcraft combined with his top-notch production skills. “Livin’ Thing,” which was chosen...
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