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Ringo Starr Called This ‘Abbey Road’ Song the Worst Track the Beatles Ever...
When you’re as prolific of recording artists as the Beatles, some sessions are bound to be less enjoyable than others, like the Beatles songs Ringo Starr said was the “worst track we ever had to...
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The Story Behind the Song Joe Walsh Wrote for Cult Classic ‘The Warriors’...
When Joe Walsh was living in Santa Barbara, California he was neighbors with musician Barry De Vorzon, who was putting together the score for a film centered around New York City gangs called The...
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The All-Time Don Henley Classic That Tom Petty Regretted Passing On
The music industry is full of “shoulda, coulda, woulda’s” when it comes to accepting and recording future smash successes, and the same is true for the Don Henley hit that was written for Tom Petty but...
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The Harrowing Real-Life Story Behind Vince Gill’s “Forever Changed”
The harrowing real-life story behind Vince Gill’s “Forever Changed” was a secret that the “nicest guy in Nashville” kept to himself for decades. It wasn’t until the burgeoning #MeToo movement in the...
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The George Harrison Solo Hit That the Beatles Ironically Rejected First
From uneven songwriting credits to incessant in-fighting, the tense interpersonal dynamics of the Fab Four manifested in plenty of ways, including the future George Harrison hit the Beatles ironically...
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Why Tom Petty Felt Duped After Hearing This Stevie Nicks Classic
Stevie Nicks’ 1981 solo debut featured a number of iconic, career-defining hits, including a classic track that Tom Petty felt duped by when he first heard it in the studio. Nicks’ track was the result...
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The Meaning Behind Nelly Furtado’s Comeback Song “Love Bites”
Nelly Furtado rediscovered her passion for music with help from her 20-year-old daughter Nevis. Following a hiatus from performing, the Canadian singer has returned with a brand new album and a brand...
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The Story Behind “Pictures of Lily” by The Who and the Woman Who Inspired It
Burlesque performers and actresses used photographs to advertise shows in the early 19th century. Postcards, lithographs, and calendars often featured images of women in seductive poses. Some felt...
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The Country Satire That Jimmy Buffett Wrote Under the Monopoly Board Game...
When Jimmy Buffett was working on his 1973 album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean in Nashville, Tennessee, he started hearing lots of “suggestive” country love songs, including Norma Jean’s...
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The Story Behind “Maybe I’m Amazed” by Paul McCartney and How It Was a...
The Beatles were more than a rock band. They were a cultural phenomenon. As their music evolved, each individual Beatle began contributing material, and musical differences became inevitable. During...
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The Story Behind “Another Girl” by The Beatles and How Paul McCartney Wrote...
When A Hard Day’s Night was filmed in 1964, Beatlemania was in full force. Director Richard Lester used this to his full advantage as he filmed scenes with screaming fans chasing the band through a...
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The U2 Classic Brian Eno Wanted to Erase From ‘The Joshua Tree,’“Where the...
By 1986, U2 had already started working with co-producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno on their third album Unforgettable Fire from 1984 and both continued with the band during the recording of The...
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Behind the Meaning of “Nosedive” by Post Malone and Lainey Wilson
Life doesn’t always work out as planned. Sometimes, it can go very wrong, leaving you in a free fall for rock bottom. According to Post Malone and Lainey Wilson, there’s beauty in that nosedive. Dive...
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The Upbeat Pop Song Stevie Nicks Begrudgingly Recorded That Saved “Silver...
A lot can happen in one studio session, a lesson Stevie Nicks learned the hard way when Fleetwood Mac decided to include a song Stevie Nicks didn’t want to record on their then-upcoming album, Rumours....
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The Story Behind “Together Again” by Buck Owens and How a B-Side Made It All...
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys mixed elements of hillbilly, big band, polka, swing, and Dixieland jazz to create a brand of music all its own. Western swing expanded on the instrumentation of a...
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The Unexpected Success Story Behind Judas Priest’s “You’ve Got Another Thing...
Even before Judas Priest released “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’” in August 1982, they had already built a reputation as one of the world’s premier heavy metal bands. Their 1980 album British Steel...
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Behind the Meaning of Kelsea Ballerini’s Intimate Ballad, “Sorry Mom”
Sometimes fame comes at the cost of other areas in your life. Between flying from show to show, living in the studio, and promoting your music in every spare moment, there isn’t much time to live...
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Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Almost Sang on This Steely Dan Remake but Turned it...
When legendary guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter released his debut solo album Speed of Heat in 2022, he reimagined a few tunes from his time with Steely Dan, including a remake Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler...
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The Story and Meaning Behind Chappell Roan’s Defining Global Anthem “Good...
Chappell Roan might be having the best summer of anyone and “Good Luck, Babe!” is her defining global anthem. The 26-year-old singer recently played to the largest daytime crowd in Lollapalooza’s...
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The Story Behind Yes’ Remake of Simon & Garfunkel’s Late-1960s Classic “America”
Wouldn’t it be strange if you discovered that back in early 1970s, Genesis had covered Bob Dylan? Or if Emerson, Lake & Palmer had recorded a Buffalo Springfield song? Progressive rock and folk...
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