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Yacht Rock Essentials: The Story and Meaning Behind “Lowdown,” Boz Scaggs’...
If you were going to make a list of albums that define the Yacht Rock aesthetic, Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs would have to rank way up there near the top. And it’s likely that album wouldn’t have made...
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Joni Mitchell’s “My Old Man” and the Anti-Marriage Stance in Her Relationship...
Joni Mitchell’s “My Old Man” is quintessentially Joni: whimsically metaphorical, groundedly realistic, and fiercely independent with its laissez-faire approach to long-term, committed relationships....
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The ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ Track the Band Barely Played Live Because It Was Too...
There were plenty of songs Led Zeppelin rarely, or never, played live, including “Down By the Seaside,” “D’yer Mak’er,” their Houses of the Holy reggae song that was a cross between Rickey Nelson’s...
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The Meaning Behind “Bye Bye” by Kim Gordon and How She Short-Circuited a...
Kim Gordon doesn’t consider herself to be a musician. Instead, she’s an artist who happens to make music. Gordon moved to New York City in 1980 after graduating from Otis College of Art and Design in...
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The Meaning Behind “Every Time the Sun Comes Up” by Sharon Van Etten to...
Sharon Van Etten celebrated the 10th anniversary of her fourth studio album, Are We There, with a special edition released on May 31 via Jagjaguwar. Here’s a closer look at the album closer, “Every...
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The Story Behind “My Bonnie” by Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers (You May...
Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart was the grandson of James VII, the King of England. The claimant to England, Scotland, and Ireland’s thrones was Bonnie Prince Charlie. In 1746,...
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The Story Behind Stereo MC’s’ Angry yet Uplifting Hit “Connected”
In 1990, the London-based group Stereo MC’s had the distinction of becoming the first British hip-hop band to enter Billboard’s Hot 100 and R&B charts with “Elevate My Mind.” Calling Stereo MC’s a...
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The Meaning Behind Foo Fighters’ “The Sky Is a Neighborhood” and How It Was...
Just from the title alone, we can envision Dave Grohl looking up at the constellations in Foo Fighters’ 2017 hit “The Sky Is a Neighborhood.” The song, however, is not just about stargazing. In fact,...
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Behind the Meaning of “Forget About Georgia” by Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The...
One of Willie Nelson’s most famous efforts is a cover of “Georgia On My Mind.” The classic track, famously sung by Ray Charles, has been an inspiration for songwriters for generations. Love songs...
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The Story and Meaning Behind “Back off Boogaloo” by Ringo Starr and Why It...
Ringo Starr might have been underestimated when he started his solo career after The Beatles’ breakup. That didn’t last for long, as he proved to have one of the highest percentages of hits to misses...
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The Story and Meaning Behind “Fearless,” an Underrated Gem from a Pink Floyd...
Pink Floyd took time to find itself in the wake of losing original frontman Syd Barrett and recalibrating the band’s approach. On the 1971 song “Fearless,” the quartet put together an excellent...
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The Story Behind “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” by Bruce Springsteen and How...
Bruce Springsteen has never reached the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 as a performer. Although he has topped the album chart multiple times, his singles have never hit No. 1 in America. Of course,...
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Behind the Meaning of “Letter To My 13 Year Old Self” by Laufey
Being a teenager is a time of uncertainty. You don’t know who you are and thus everything about you feels wrong. That’s the sentiment Laufey conveys in “Letter To My 13 Year Old Self.” In this...
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Settling Down, Grandchildren, and the Message Behind One of Willie Nelson’s...
Writing the eighth album became a little more real for Lukas Nelson. “You feel like that every time you make a record,” said Nelson of his 2023 release Sticks and Stones with his band Promise of the...
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Neil Young’s “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” and the Heartbroken Colleague...
Neil Young’s “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” punched its listeners in the gut when he first released it on ‘After the Gold Rush,’ but those lovelorn feelings pale in comparison to those that the...
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Frontman Matthew Caws Shares the Domestic Misadventure Behind “In Front of Me...
Nada Surf’s first-ever single “Popular” is still their most famous, 28 years after its release. The New York-based indie rock band has had a smattering of hits over the years, but most of their chart...
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The Story and Meaning Behind “You Never Give Me Your Money,” The Beatles’...
In one song, Paul McCartney managed to touch on his life before The Beatles became famous, the turmoil within the group at the time, and an imagined future when he’d no longer be in the band. Such is...
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Behind the Meaning of “Red Dirt Girl” by Emmylou Harris
The best folk songs center around a well-told story. After all, folk music started as an oral history. Emmylou Harris, one of folk’s greatest purveyors, achieved that goal in spades with “Red Dirt...
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The Story Behind “You Still Believe in Me” by The Beach Boys and Why It...
Lush orchestration and beautifully stacked vocals made Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys a high water mark when it comes to pop-rock. The fact they started out as a bunch of teenagers singing about surfing...
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The First Duet Between Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias That Frank Sinatra...
By the early ’70s, Albert Hammond and Hal David had envisioned, and written, the perfect song for Frank Sinatra, talking to past lovers who were now someone else’s wife: “To All the Girls I Loved...
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