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The Surprisingly Tragic Story That Inspired Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel”
Elvis Presley had many massive hits throughout his tenure. Among that list is “Heartbreak Hotel.” This mid-tempo ballad helped to skyrocket Presley to fame. Uncover the surprisingly tragic story behind...
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The Story Behind Patrick Hernandez’s Disco Hit “Born to Be Alive,” Including...
When we look back at the artists we call “one-hit wonders,” it seems like they come out of nowhere and then disappear as quickly as they arrived. That is probably rarely, if ever, true, and it...
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The Story and Meaning Behind “Modern Love,” David Bowie’s Fearless Foray into...
David Bowie conquered the 1970s by fearlessly going out on a limb with his artistic choices and trusting his fans would follow him out there. With the 1983 Let’s Dance album and its buoyant opening...
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The Story Behind “No Reply” by The Beatles and How They Tried to Give the...
A story must have a beginning, a middle, and an end. A good plot and established characters are vital elements. The perspective of the story is just as important. Is it happening at the current time?...
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Cole Swindell Shares Story Behind His Wedding Song, “Forever to Me”
Cole Swindell and his bride, Courtney Little Swindell, celebrated their dedication to each other with not one—but two—matrimonial events in June. The couple hosted a private family wedding in Sonoma...
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Behind the Meaning of “You Look Like You Love Me” by Ella Langley and Riley...
Burgeoning singer-songwriter Ella Langley recently teamed up with Riley Green for “you look like you love me.” The mid-tempo, playful track plays to both artist’s strengths. “The song with Ella was...
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The Beatles’ “Day Tripper” and Why It Was One of the Band’s More Stressful...
The Beatles’ 1965 “double A-side” release of “We Can Work It Out” and “Day Tripper” might be a catchy testament to the band’s early years of jangly rock and roll, but it also served as a vinyl memento...
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Behind the Gender-Swapping Nursery Rhyme “Georgie Porgie”
It can be a prickly matter when talking about the sexes. In one sense, humanity is dependent upon the two intermingling and reproducing. In another, especially today, those interactions can be fraught...
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What Willow Smith Really Thought About Working With St. Vincent and Being a...
Avant-garde artist Willow Smith joined forces with fellow eccentric rocker St. Vincent for Smith’s May 2024 release, ‘empathogen.’ Smith certainly hasn’t minced words on what she really thought about...
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Behind the Pious Detective Story of the Nursery Rhyme “Goosey Goosey Gander”
Throughout history, nursery rhymes have held several meanings. Two, though, are at the forefront. In one sense, the nursery rhyme is meant to entertain and keep the imaginations of children. In...
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Remember When: Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family” Was Adopted by the Eventual...
The four Sledge sisters who made up the R&B group Sister Sledge in their disco-era heyday—Kathy, Debbie, Joni, and Kim—were born and raised in Philadelphia. All four graduated from Temple...
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The Hollies’ Cheeky Tribute to Marianne Faithfull Written by Graham Nash,...
By 1965, the Hollies were at the apex of their career with hits “Here I Go Again” and their cover of Doris Troy’s 1963 hit “Just One Look” in 1964 and their UK No. 1s, “I Can’t Let Go” and “I’m Alive”...
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The Story and Meaning Behind “Can We Still Be Friends,” a Todd Rundgren...
Todd Rundgren is one of the rare artists who has proven himself in just about every musical capacity over the course of his career: artist, bandleader, songwriter, performer, and producer, just to name...
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The Story and Meaning Behind “Sue Me, Sue You Blues,” George Harrison’s...
We tend to think of George Harrison in terms of his spiritual questing. But Harrison wasn’t immune to the pressures of the “material world,” as he dubbed it. Those concerns came rising to the fore on...
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Post-Millennial Masterpiece: “Rylan,” a Haunting Character Sketch from The...
Many artists who sustain long careers have certain songs that are kind of lying around, written but unrecorded. “Rylan” was just such a song for The National, as they had played the song live for...
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The Story Behind “Good Day Sunshine” by The Beatles and How It Was Inspired...
For a song to last and survive the test of time, it must be relatable and relevant over generations. As technology evolves at an ever-increasing rate, things we are accustomed to change and become...
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The Story Behind “Three Steps to Heaven” by Eddie Cochran and the Doomed...
Eddie Cochran’s career has always been more celebrated in the UK than America. The guitar picker who could sing and write was trying to revisit the success he had experienced with hits such as...
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Yacht Rock Essentials: The Story and Meaning Behind “How Much I Feel,” a...
Some of the artists who made a name for themselves in the soft rock genre in the late 1970s and early ’80s immediately took to that style of music from the beginning of their careers. But for Ambrosia,...
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The Story and Meaning Behind “Life in a Northern Town,” a Desperation 1980s...
The British band The Dream Academy decided to go their own way with their music, far from the prevailing trends of the mid 1980s. They almost followed that path right into extinction when it seemed...
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The “Technically Perfect” 10cc Song Their Drummer Called “Crap” but Others...
No band is going to agree unanimously on everything all the time, and such was the case for a now-iconic 10cc song, “I’m Not In Love,” that the drummer once said, “was crap.” While the British rock...
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