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The Assuring Meaning Behind “Hang Tight Honey” by Lainey Wilson
Lainey Wilson continued her streak of unstoppable hits with “Hang Tight Honey.” This celebratory and assuring track is one of Wilson‘s best songs yet. Check out the meaning behind this track, below....
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The Meaning Behind “If She Knew What She Wants” by The Bangles and the Neat...
The Bangles hit an impressive commercial peak with their 1986 album Different Light. Although the quartet scored bigger hits from the album, they might have given their finest performance on the record...
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The Meaning Behind “Summer Wind” by Frank Sinatra and How It Added to a Pop...
Frank Sinatra‘s recording heyday may have been the 1940s and ’50s, but the guy was just too resilient and competitive to leave pop music entirely to the youngsters in the following years. “Summer Wind”...
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The Meaning Behind “Crackerbox Palace” by George Harrison and How a Hipster...
George Harrison is known by many for the profound, questing nature of his songwriting. But he also often displayed a whimsical side that showed that he didn’t ever take himself too seriously....
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The Story Behind “Just to Satisfy You” by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson...
Waylon Jennings met songwriter Don Bowman in the late 1950s when they worked together at KLLL radio in Lubbock, Texas. The pair would clown around on the air so much the station had to ban them from...
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The Early Morning Store Visit that Inspired “Lost in the Supermarket” by The...
Rock ‘n’ roll songwriting duos have evolved out of bands over the years. John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, Randy Bachman and Burton...
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Stevie Nicks Still Hasn’t Figured Out What This Fleetwood Mac ‘Tusk’ Song is...
“Think About Me,” written by Christine McVie, and Stevie Nicks‘ “Sara” from Fleetwood Mac‘s 1979 album Tusk, are two of three songs Mick Fleetwood called one of the “greatest band moments” of their...
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Behind the Meaning of Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature”
Dissecting the human nature is more or less the function of every songwriter. A great songwriter takes their own experience and adapts it to a universal truth. A good love song must mirror the love...
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The Stories Behind 4 Distinctly Different Versions of Devo’s “Beautiful World”
Devo’s sound is so original and identifiable that covering their songs—and doing justice to them— would seem to be a monumentally difficult task. Yet their songs have been covered frequently, with...
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The Meaning Behind “Ceremony” by Shannon McNally and How a Trip to an Indian...
Shannon McNally’s new single “Ceremony” took a long time to complete and arrived at one of the lowest points in her life. But the Long Island, New York-born singer survived, and endurance has defined...
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Reba McEntire Always Regretted Never Telling Kenny Rogers That Vince Gill Was...
When Kenny Rogers asked Kim Carnes to write him a duet he could sing with another female artist, she teamed up with Donna Terry Weiss—who co-wrote the Jackie DeShannon song “Bette Davis Eyes,” which...
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The Story Behind “All My Loving” by The Beatles and How It Helped the Fab...
More than 73 million people tuned in to CBS television at 8 p.m. EST on February 9, 1964, to watch The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. A typical viewing audience for the show was 21 million,...
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“Shoot ‘Em in the Back Now”: The Story Behind the Overwhelming Assault of...
Blitzkrieg is a German word: blitz means lightning, krieg equals war. It’s defined as a surprise attack using rapid, overwhelming force. I can’t think of a better word for The Ramones. In 1974, Doug...
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Behind the Meaning of “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour is an indisputable triumph. The sprawling live show sees Swift showcase the heights of her talents. What makes the marvel even more impressive is the fact that she was doing it...
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The “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” Controversy Tom Petty Once Had To Shut Down
Almost a decade after Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their iconic track “Mary Jane’s Last Dance,” the song landed in the middle of a hotly contested controversy. Except this time, the scandal...
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You Can’t Spell Control Without C-O-N: The Story Behind “Complete Control” by...
When The Clash released their self-titled debut album in England, it was a declaration of a band who represented the people. They had just come off of the Anarchy Tour supporting the Sex Pistols. With...
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The Meaning Behind “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears and...
While Tears for Fears worked on their second album Songs from the Big Chair, they found inspiration from an unlikely source. Though their debut The Hurting topped the UK charts, the audience in the...
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Joni Mitchell’s “Coyote” and the Playwright Lover Who Inspired It
The 1976 track might epitomize Joni Mitchell’s prowess as a lyricist and composer, but it wouldn’t have become the song it did without playwright Sam Shepard. While both on the road for Bob Dylan’s...
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The Story and Meaning Behind “Weight of the World,” the Ringo Starr Comeback...
Ringo Starr’s solo career hit heights in the ’70s that even his ex-Beatle bandmates could envy. After that career staggered through the ’80s, Starr tried to bounce back with the 1992 single “Weight of...
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Behind the Humorous Meaning of “One More Last Chance” by Vince Gill
Country is known for its raucous party songs. Most country artists have one or two such songs in their catalog. “One More Last Chance” plays that role in Vince Gill‘s discography. In this up-tempo...
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