Pete Mcducklet from The Moon John from Bingley. The Nino and the Ebb Tides version of 'Wonderful Tonight' was a recording made in the 1990's following a reformation of the band..it is very possible that none of the original members were involved. The song was on a N&ET album released in 1995 and the song is credited to Eric Clapton and Michael ...Songfacts®: The "Master" of puppets is a reference to drugs. Throughout the song the Master controls you and your life. This is evident in lyrics like, "chop your breakfast on a mirror," "the Master Of Puppets is pulling your strings, twisting your mind and smashing your dreams." Drugs are the Master while the drug user is the puppet. >>.19 JUNE. 2014 Carole King. 2010 Backstreet Boys New Kids on the Block. 2010California Gurls Katy Perry Michael Jackson More. 1999 Britney Spears. 1987 Mötley Crüe Whitesnake Guns N' Roses. 1965I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)Back in My Arms Again. 1948 Nick Drake. List of events in music history on June 19.Adele explained to the Sun newspaper January 18, 2008 that "Chasing Pavements" is about splitting up with her ex and having her heart broken for the first time: "That song is about should I give up or should I just keep trying to run after you when there's nothing there? I was only with him for four months but when I signed my record deal I had ...List of songs with Songfacts entries for Pink. AfricaToto. A key line in "Africa" is "I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become," which is about drifting away from what you really want in life.In the late '80s and early '90s, Richard Marx saturated the airwaves with 14 Top 40 hits from his first four albums. Then, like Phil Collins, he suffered the inevitable backlash. Marx admits that we should have been sick of him around 1993. He knows the industry is ridiculous (his first single was "Don't Mean Nothing," an attack on ..."Spanish Moon" is the only Little Feat song produced by Van Dyke Parks, famous for his work with The Beach Boys.Parks was friends with Lowell George, who wanted him to produce the Feats Don't Fail Me Now album. The band, though, was struggling financially and held on a tight leash by their record company, Warner Bros., which wasn't thrilled with Parks, known for blowing budgets quickly with ...Nate from Bristol, Va To Robyn: if you think talent has anything to do with success, first you need to look at the songfact, "This was the first Hot 100 #1 about an animal by an artist with an animal in its name since the Chipmunks' "The Chipmunk Song" in 1958." Cuz yes, when I think of lyrical depth and talent, oh yea, I think of Owl City and ...The "Smoke On The Water" track was all they accomplished there because locals complained about the noise and police shut them down. The rest of the album, and the "Smoke On The Water" vocal, was recorded at the Grand Hotel. Frank Zappa, who is mentioned in the lyrics, lost all his equipment in the fire. He then broke his leg a few days later ...Glass Animals released an updated version of "Heat Waves" featuring Iann Dior on March 25, 2021. The reworking comes complete with an extra verse from the Puerto Rican-born, Texas-raised rapper. After originally peaking at #19 on the UK singles chart in the first half of 2021, the song slowly slipped down the tally.Polly Hannah Klaas (January 3, 1981 - October/November 1993) was an American murder victim whose case gained national attention. At the age of 12, she was kidnapped at knifepoint from her mother's home during a slumber party in Petaluma, California on October 1, 1993. She was later raped and strangled.I guess that I don't need that though. Now you're just somebody that I used to know. Now you're just somebody that I used to know. Now you're just somebody that I used to know. Now you're just somebody that I used to know. Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over. But had me believing it was always something that I'd done.For music born before 1980. Here's the place to discuss your old favorites from the '70s, '60s, '50s and earlier! 15.6k. posts. The Shadows: "Apache".Where we talk about music. News, commentary, and how to make things better. If there's something going on, post it here.List of songs with Songfacts entries for Kiss. Take On Mea-ha "Take On Me" was just a minor hit in Norway until a new version was released with the iconic video, making it a global smash.List of songs with Songfacts entries for Aerosmith. Bad, Bad Leroy BrownJim Croce "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" is about a guy Jim Croce met in the National Guard, which Jim joined to keep him out of Vietnam.Songfacts®: George Harrison wrote this in Eric Clapton's garden using one of Clapton's acoustic guitars. When the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein died in 1967, the band had to handle more of their accounting and business affairs, which Harrison hated. He wrote "Here Comes The Sun" after attending a round of business meetings.1958 Bobby Darin has his first hit as "Splish Splash" reaches #3 in America. The song is later used on Sesame Street as a way to encourage kids to get in the tub. 1942 The movie Holiday Inn premieres in New York, introducing Bing Crosby's holiday classic " White Christmas ." List of events in music history on August 4.Andrea A from Shy-town, Il The "Songfact" that Slash refused to have the song used in Black Hawk Down is false. according to VH1, two members of the original GNR are accusing >>Axl (not Slash) for "rejecting requests to use old Guns N' Roses songs in major motion pictures even though he lacks controlling interest in the material.Share your videos with friends, family, and the worldSongfacts® Newsletter. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songsThe "Smoke On The Water" track was all they accomplished there because locals complained about the noise and police shut them down. The rest of the album, and the "Smoke On The Water" vocal, was recorded at the Grand Hotel. Frank Zappa, who is mentioned in the lyrics, lost all his equipment in the fire. He then broke his leg a few days later ...The Beatles Song list. A Day In The Life (1967) A Hard Day's Night (1964) Across The Universe (1970) Ain't She Sweet (1964) All I've Got To Do (1963) All My Loving (1963) All Together Now (1969) All You Need Is Love (1967)The track itself expresses an appreciation the band feels for "summer night city" during all times of the day. The morning brings with it a freshness that makes one forget yesterday. The afternoon sun induces sleep. The evening, on the other hand, is full of "action" and "attraction". The band also expresses that while "some folks ...Songfacts®: This is the lead single from the latter half of Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber's debut album, My World (Part II). Ludacris also features on the track rapping about his first love. Justin co-wrote the song alongside Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash. The duo also worked with the Canadian teen on his debut ...List of events in music history on July 1. 2016 30-year-old Lady Gaga finally gets her driver's license.. 2009 Following Michael Jackson's death the previous week, he becomes the first act to sell more than 1 million song downloads in a week.. 2008 Gym Class Heroes' lead singer Travie McCoy assaults a fan who shouts out a racial slur just as their set finishes …The music video was directed by Matt Mahurin and shows Chapman in a dark vignette, singing but rarely looking at the camera. The video got airplay on MTV, BET, and VH1, covering a lot of ground and helping propel the song. "Fast Car" won the Grammy award at the 1989 ceremony for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.According to Thom Yorke, this is a song about an area in east London called Canary Wharf, which was built on unused wasteland by the docks of the Thames. The area was supposed to be a major business district, but it was hurt by a market downturn in the '90s. Canary Wharf was landscaped with a lot of artificial plants, which is where the title ...This was one of John Lennon's favorite Beatles songs. He revealed in the January 1971 edition of Rolling Stone, that in this song he was, "in a way, trying to say something or other about Christianity" which he was "opposed to at the time."He explained: "I was just talking about Christianity in that - a thing like you have to be tortured to attain heaven.The British metal band Judas Priest covered this song in 1977. They pick up the tempo and electrify the song, but their version is sincere. They recorded it at the urging of their record company, which sent a copy of the Joan Baez original to the studio when they were recording their second album, Sad Wings Of Destiny, in 1976.At first, they dismissed it, but changed their tune when they gave ...List of songs with Songfacts entries for Kiss. Take On Mea-ha "Take On Me" was just a minor hit in Norway until a new version was released with the iconic video, making it a global smash.The rally in stock of Harley-Davidson may be stalling out, according to the charts....HOG The revved up Harley-Davidson (HOG) rally may be near an end, according to technical analy...This was the fourth of seven US Top 10 hits from the Thriller album. It is by far the top selling album of all time worldwide. "Billie Jean" is mentioned in the lyrics, "Billie Jean is always talkin' when nobody else is talkin'. Tellin' lies and rubbin' shoulders, so they called her mouth a motor." This briefly tells the story of the groupie ...Listen to Songfacts Podcast on Spotify. Songfacts, which has been bringing you the stories behind the songs since 1999, now has a podcast. On the not-so-cleverly named …Sting started writing "Fields Of Gold" on the guitar, then brought it to his band, which for the Ten Summoner's Tales album was Dominic Miller (guitar), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums) and David Sancious (keyboards). In a Songfacts interview with Sancious (who in the '70s lived on E Street in Belmar, New Jersey, providing the name of the band he played in with Bruce Springsteen), he said: "'Fields Of ...List of songs with Songfacts entries for Aerosmith. Bad, Bad Leroy BrownJim Croce "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" is about a guy Jim Croce met in the National Guard, which Jim joined to keep him out of Vietnam.This Songfact gives us an excuse to tell a fun story: Stills was brought in midway through recording the album to replace Mike Bloomfield (Butterfield Band, Electric Flag). Now, Kooper was originally enthusiastic to play with Bloomfield, but Bloomfield had a habit of ditching at the worst possible time. So when he showed up at Al Kooper's house ...The title of the 1993 biographical book Until the Twelfth of Never: The Deadly Divorce of Dan & Betty Broderick is a reference to the fact that this song was played at Dan and Betty Broderick's wedding. Betty was convicted of second-degree murder for killing Dan and his second wife. Roger Miller covered this song for his 1968 album A Tender ...I'm your only true friend now. They. They'll betray. I'm forever there) It is how your past and decisions build you and have a result over your future. And it is "Sad but true" that you can't escape your past and your fears build by it and that the future has already been written by your past decisions.1997 Shania Twain More. 1994 Dick Dale. 1991 Jimi Hendrix Booker T. & the MG's Sam & Dave The Yardbirds The Isley Brothers Johnny Cash Bobby "Blue" Bland. 1991 My Bloody Valentine More. 1983 Paul Simon title track More. 1972I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash. List of events in music history on November 4.David Guetta teams up with singer Bebe Rexha for this euphoric club tune. "I'm Good (Blue)" heavily samples Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)," borrowing the 1998 dance classic's synth riff for its piano hook and its chorus melody for its own chorus."It's nostalgic to when I was younger," Rexha told Rolling Stone. "Listening to Eiffel 65's original song and it was just a fun record that we put ...Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra. Don't Cha - The Pussycat Dolls. Don't Change 4 Me - Matthew Moon. Don't Fence Me In - Cole Porter. Don't Mind - Mary J. Blige. Don't Stop (Color on the Walls) - Foster the People. Don't Stop Me Now - Queen. Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) - The Noisettes.List of songs with Songfacts entries for Adele. Rolling In The DeepAdele. Adele got the title "Rolling In The Deep" from the British saying "Roll Deep," which means to look after someone.This was the fourth of seven US Top 10 hits from the Thriller album. It is by far the top selling album of all time worldwide. "Billie Jean" is mentioned in the lyrics, "Billie Jean is always talkin' when nobody else is talkin'. Tellin' lies and rubbin' shoulders, so they called her mouth a motor." This briefly tells the story of the groupie ...Songfacts®: This plays over the opening credits of the 1977 movie Saturday Night Fever while John Travolta struts through the streets of New York City. The movie has come to represent the disco era, and has made "Stayin' Alive" one of the songs most associated with disco. The Bee Gees had been singing in a high-falsetto style since their 1975 ...Songfacts®: This song is about a dreamy day near the seashore with a loved one. Lead singer Robert Smith was brought up in the town of Crawley in Southeast England, which is about 40 miles from Beachy Head (a cliff and notorious suicide hotspot). There's a kiss on the dizzy edge, the glow of love, and then our hero wakes up alone.Songfacts®: The lead single off Saliva's Back into Your System album, this was their most successful hit, making it to #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for one week. Saliva frontman Josey Scott wrote the song with Back into Your System producer Bob Marlette. "We wanted that song to have a strong buildup," Scott told MTV News.Paul Anka discovered this song while visiting France and re-wrote the lyrics as "My Way" when he returned to New York. Anka says it was 3 a.m. on a rainy night when the words came to him. Anka, who was a very popular singer, pitched the song to Frank Sinatra, who recorded it on December 30, 1968.Songfacts®: This mellow song about an impending revolution was a surprise hit in the UK, where it was #1 for three weeks in the summer of 1969. It was written and sung by the group's drummer, John "Speedy" Keen, who got to know Pete Townshend through session work - Keen wrote the song "Armenia City in the Sky," which appeared on the album The ...Stories behind some of your favorite songs.This was the first single Men at Work released, and it became a huge hit. The group started as an acoustic duo with singer Colin Hay and guitarist Ron Strykert. After a few years playing pubs in Australia, they were discovered by an American who worked for CBS records and signed them. In our interview with Colin Hay, who wrote this song, he ...Songfacts®: This is the lead single from the latter half of Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber's debut album, My World (Part II). Ludacris also features on the track rapping about his first love. Justin co-wrote the song alongside Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash. The duo also worked with the Canadian teen on his debut ...Queen guitarist Brian May wrote this song, which is about a young man who comes to appreciate women of substantial girth. May told Mojo magazine October 2008: "I wrote it with Fred in mind, as you do especially if you've got a great singer who likes fat bottomed girls… or boys." This was released as a double A-side single with " Bicycle Race ...I'm your only true friend now. They. They'll betray. I'm forever there) It is how your past and decisions build you and have a result over your future. And it is "Sad but true" that you can't escape your past and your fears build by it and that the future has already been written by your past decisions.List of songs with Songfacts entries for Genesis. Brown Eyed GirlVan Morrison. Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" was originally called "Brown Skinned Girl," and was about an interracial relationship.This song is blatantly about suicide. It talks about Romeo and Juliet comitting suicide and then says "We can be like they are". "Don't fear the reaper." In the end, the woman take's the reaper's hand and "she began to fly" and "she had no fear" and "she became like they (R&J) are." This is completely about suicide.Barry from Sauquoit, Ny On March 29th 1964, "Bits and Pieces" by the Dave Clark Five entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #48; four weeks later on April 26th, 1964 it would peaked at #4 {for 3 weeks} and spent 11 weeks on the Top 100... Between 1964 and 1968 the quintet had twenty-four Top 100 records; with eight of them making the ...1) The song is about a brothel in New Orleans. "The House Of The Rising Sun" was named after its occupant Madame Marianne LeSoleil Levant (which means "Rising Sun" in French) and was open for business from 1862 (occupation by Union troops) until 1874, when it was closed due to complaints by neighbors. It was located at 826-830 St. Louis St.This is one of three songs on Folklore where Swift reflects on an ill-fated summer love triangle involving three teens: Betty, James and an unnamed girl. "Cardigan" is from Betty's point of view, "Betty" from James' perspective and "August" from the unnamed girl's. On "Cardigan," Swift sings about the triangle on the second verse. Swift ...Synchronization License: Also called a "Sync Licence," this gives you the right to edit the song into a production of some kind, thus "synching" it to the video. You would need this for a commercial or music video, for example, in addition to the Master Use License. Mechanical License: This is what you'll need if you want to release a cover ...Songfacts®: "Life's Been Good" is a humorous look at the spoils of fame and fortune associated with being a rock star. Walsh pokes fun at the lifestyle of wealth and fame, and the spoiled mentality - how it's not him who has changed, but everyone else. In a 1981 interview with the BBC, Walsh explained: "I wanted to make a statement involving ...The "Smoke On The Water" track was all they accomplished there because locals complained about the noise and police shut them down. The rest of the album, and the "Smoke On The Water" vocal, was recorded at the Grand Hotel. Frank Zappa, who is mentioned in the lyrics, lost all his equipment in the fire.Headquarters Regions East Coast, New England, Northeastern US. Founded Date 1999. Operating Status Active. Legal Name Songfacts, LLC. Company Type For Profit. Contact Email [email protected] Concert Celebrates Nelson Mandela's Release. 1990. The Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa concert is held in Wembley Stadium, London, to celebrate the release of Mandela, who had been imprisoned since 1962. Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, Tracy Chapman, Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt all perform.Queen guitarist Brian May wrote this song, which is about a young man who comes to appreciate women of substantial girth. May told Mojo magazine October 2008: "I wrote it with Fred in mind, as you do especially if you've got a great singer who likes fat bottomed girls… or boys." This was released as a double A-side single with " Bicycle Race ...Songfacts API. Songfacts has developed a robust API that can display song and artist information, including: Songfacts (song meanings and other interesting notes) Artistfacts (information about the artists) Album. Release Date. US and UK Chart Positions. Artist Data (band members, years)Led Zeppelin Song list. Achilles Last Stand (1976) All My Love (1979) Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (1969) Baby Come on Home (1982) Black Country Woman (1975) Black Dog (1971) Black Mountain Side (1969) Bonzo's Montreux (1982)Hannah from Gustavus, Oh An interesting note about this song - "Take on me" translates literally into Norwegian as an idiomatic phrase for "Touch me." So it's possible the song should be "Touch Me," although not likely, as A-Ha had visited England before and this song was produced by an English-speaking producer.SZA's New Album "SOS" // Available Everywhere Now!Listen Here // https://sza.lnk.to/SOS Follow SZA: https://szasos.com http://instagram.com/sza http://twitt...Metallica released a sequel on their 1997 album Reload titled "The Unforgiven II." Following " Enter Sandman ," this was the second single released from the band's fifth album, which is technically called Metallica but is known as "The Black Album" because of its black cover. James Hetfield's singing on this track was inspired by Chris Isaak's ...Songfacts®: "Life's Been Good" is a humorous look at the spoils of fame and fortune associated with being a rock star. Walsh pokes fun at the lifestyle of wealth and fame, and the spoiled mentality - how it's not him who has changed, but everyone else. In a 1981 interview with the BBC, Walsh explained: "I wanted to make a statement involving ...By the time he recorded "What A Wonderful World," he was 66 years old and near the end of his career; he died in 1971 of heart failure at 69. One of the most optimistic and uplifting songs ever conceived, "What A Wonderful World" was written by Bob Thiele and George Weiss. Thiele was a producer for ABC Records, which had recently signed Armstrong.Songs written by Carole King. Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter - Elvis Costello. Chains - The Cookies. Crying In The Rain - The Everly Brothers. Don't Bring Me Down - The Animals. Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) - The Cookies. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond. Go Away Little Girl - Steve Lawrence.Songfacts®: Interpretation #1: Like most of the songs on the album Nevermind, this is about Kurt Cobain's life in and around Olympia, Washington. At the time he was seeing a girl named Tobi Vail of the band Bikini Kill and the line, "It is now my duty to completely drain you" was a phrase she said to Kurt and the time of their breakup.Dido wrote "Thank You" after meeting her boyfriend, a lawyer named Bob Page, in 1995 and falling for him hard. Her tea has gone cold and the rain has clouded her window, but seeing his picture on her wall reminds her that it's not so bad. In this song, she thanks Page for giving her the "best day of her life," which is when they met in a club ...Little Solsbury Hill (more commonly known as Solsbury Hill) is a small flat-topped hill and the site of an Iron Age hill fort. It is located above the village of Batheaston in Somerset, England. The hill rises to 625 feet (191 m) [2] above the River Avon which is just over 1 mile (2 km) to the south.The second Buggles single was " Living In The Plastic Age ," which spelled out the concept of an artificial existence. Like "Video Killed The Radio Star," it came with a bonkers video directed by Russell Mulcahy, but MTV ignored it, so few Americans have heard it. The song reached #16 in the UK.A low rider is a car, and also a culture. "Low Riders" are modified with hydraulic lifts that allow the driver to lower each wheel and make the car bounce. They are often customized with outrageous paint jobs, tiny steering wheels and swivel seats. The culture formed around these cars is big in the Southwestern US, and popular in Latino culture.This is the title track from System Of A Down's second album, which like their self-titled 1998 debut, was produced by Rick Rubin. After building a following in Los Angeles, the band signed to Rubin's label, American Recordings. They took their time with Toxicity, recording over 30 songs for it before winnowing it down to 15.Songfacts®: This song was written by Little River Band lead singer Glenn Shorrock at a time when tensions ran high in the band. Shorrock, who told Songfacts that he and guitarist Graeham Goble were like "chalk and cheese," needed a cool change from the internecine squabbles. In this song, he goes into reverie, dreaming of spending some ...List of events in music history on May 29. 2021 B.J. Thomas dies of lung cancer at 78. His most popular song is "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," a #1 US hit in 1970 used in the movie Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid.2013 Marvin Junior (lead baritone of The Dells) dies from complications of kidney failure at age 77.. 2012 Aaron Freeman tells Rolling Stone that he is retiring Gene Ween ...ABC were a new romantic group who enjoyed six UK and four US Top 20 singles. "When Smokey Sings" was their last Top 20 single in both territories. ABC chose their name because "The first three letters of the alphabet are known the world over." This song was a hit just as Smokey Robinson was enjoying a career resurgence.This lighthearted song about the love of money earned lots of cash for Berry Gordy and helped get his Motown label off the ground. Gordy started Tamla Records in 1959, and "Money" was the eighth single released from the label, and the first to become a hit, making #23 on the Hot 100 and #2 on the R&B charts. The original release was in August ...Songfacts®: Space exploration was big in 1972; the song came out around the time of the Apollo 16 mission, which sent men to the moon for the fifth time. The inspiration for Bernie Taupin's lyrics, however, was the short story The Rocket Man, written by Ray Bradbury. The sci-fi author's tale is told from the perspective of a child, whose ...Elton John Song list. (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again (2019) A Good Heart (2015) A Town Called Jubilee (2013) Act of War (1985) After All (2021) All The Girls Love Alice (1973) All The Nasties (1971) Amoreena (1970)Holly Knight ("The Best," "Love Is A Battlefield") Holly Knight talks about some of the hit songs she wrote, including "The Warrior," "Never" and "The Best," and explains some songwriting philosophy, including how to think of a bridge.A lost wallet led to the 5th Dimension recording "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In." After lead singer Billy Davis Jr. left his wallet in a New York City cab, a member of Hair's production team found it.He invited the singers to the Broadway show, inspiring them to record "Aquarius"; producer Bones Howe then merged the tune with the repeated words "let the sunshine in" from another Hair song "The ...Songfacts®: "La Bamba" is a traditional Mexican folk song that became a hit for the young rocker Ritchie Valens after he died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959 along with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper. The song is very popular with Mariachi bands and is often played at weddings. The lyrics are in Spanish: "Para bailar la Bamba se necessita ...Play Songfacts and discover followers on SoundCloud | Stream tracks, albums, playlists on desktop and mobile.The original demo for this song had George Jackson on vocals, which didn't work when pitching the song to Bob Seger. David Hood, who was the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section bass player, told Songfacts, "After we got through recording it, we listened to it and thought, Well, pretty good, but George is a black guy.And he just didn't sound like a rock and roll singer.Dirt Road Blues (1997) Disease of Conceit (1989) Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (1963) Down The Highway (1963) Drifter's Escape (1967) Duquesne Whistle (2012) Early Roman Kings (2012)Songfacts®: Written by Kinks lead singer Ray Davies, he called this "a romantic, lyrical song about my older sister's generation." Waterloo Bridge is in London, and the lyrics are about a guy looking out of a window at two lovers meeting at Waterloo Station.A low rider is a car, and also a culture. "Low Riders" are modified with hydraulic lifts that allow the driver to lower each wheel and make the car bounce. They are often customized with outrageous paint jobs, tiny steering wheels and swivel seats. The culture formed around these cars is big in the Southwestern US, and popular in Latino culture.Songfacts®: This is about Mark Brandon Reid, also known as "Chopper." He was sent to jail for murdering a gang leader and he got sentenced to 16 years. Three years into his sentence Chopper became disillusioned with jail life and hated working for the "screws." His friend and crime partner Jimmy Loughnan planned an escape, but because of Jimmy ...What would become Songfacts was a database where that information was entered. In 1999, the database went online with about 400 songs, and it gathered a small following, including some non-radio types who just liked music. The database grew quickly, and in 2002 Songfacts was named a Yahoo! Pick, making it clear that people really do want to ...Songfacts®: On the VH1 show True Spin, Duran Duran explained that Rio is a metaphor for America, and the song expressed their desire to succeed there, which they did. The wordplay is interesting, as Rio is sung as if it's a girl's name, and the word conjures images of the popular and glamorous Brazilian city, which goes with the exotic image ...He joined Journey in 1973. For this song's solo, Santana played across the Latin rhythm on his Gibson Les Paul Special through the amp and rode the volume knob throughout the track to add sustain and distortion as required. "Black Magic Woman" was the first single from Santana's second album, Abraxas, released in September 1970.Nate from Bristol, Va To Robyn: if you think talent has anything to do with success, first you need to look at the songfact, "This was the first Hot 100 #1 about an animal by an artist with an animal in its name since the Chipmunks' "The Chipmunk Song" in 1958." Cuz yes, when I think of lyrical depth and talent, oh yea, I think of Owl City and ...I Started A Joke (1968) I've Gotta Get A Message To You (1968) Jive Talkin' (1975) Let Me Love You (1959) Lonely Days (1970) Love You Inside Out (1979) Massachusetts (1967)The follow-up to Charlie Puth's hit song " Attention ," this finds him apologizing to a lover for being unfaithful. The song's chorus is from the girl's perspective, in which she searches for details about his affair. How long has this been goin' on? You've been creepin' 'round on me. While you're callin' me "baby".Rammstein explores how fear can consume and control us, driving our actions and thoughts. It becomes a curse that haunts us, lurking in the shadows and never allowing us to find true peace. Throughout the song, Rammstein creates a sense of urgency and intensity with their hard-hitting instrumentation and Till Lindemann's commanding vocals ...African Blood Diamonds - Blood diamonds in Africa are the target of human rights groups, who want to end the illegal trade. Learn more about blood diamonds in Africa. Advertisement...Comments: 30. George Pope from Vancouver Bc I interpreted this song into a dark & scary poem back in t he '80s, when I was a messed up teen -- I focused on the blood on the fire, taking my scarecrow an avatar of satan.; Michael from Indiana This is in response to the first Songfact poster. You are completely wrong. It was Democrat president Jimmy Carter that enacted the grain embargo against ...Barry from Sauquoit, Ny On July 3rd 1977, "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac entered Billboard's Hot Top 100chart at position #72; and on September 18th, 1977 it peaked at #3 (for 2 weeks) and spent 18 weeks on the Top 100 (and for 6 of those 18 weeks it was on the Top 10)... And on September 10th, 1977 it reached #1 (for 1 week) on the Canadian RPM ...Songfacts®: This song is about depression and hopelessness, but the setting is an empty apartment. The lyrics were written by a poet named Pete Brown, who was a friend of Cream bass player Jack Bruce, the lead vocalist on the track. Brown also wrote the words for " Sunshine Of Your Love ," "I Feel Free" and " SWLABR ."This was the Keane song that convinced Tom Chaplin that he should leave the songwriting duties to Tim Rice-Oxley. He told Spinner UK: "I've always had faith in Tim's songs, and what we do as a band, but you always get that extra special feeling when you know something is really good.I think 'Somewhere Only We Know' was more of a track than 'Everybody's Changing.'The title of the 1993 biographical book Until the Twelfth of Never: The Deadly Divorce of Dan & Betty Broderick is a reference to the fact that this song was played at Dan and Betty Broderick's wedding. Betty was convicted of second-degree murder for killing Dan and his second wife. Roger Miller covered this song for his 1968 album A Tender ...Songfacts®: This song is about a woman who "makes a few repairs" to the oven, then uses the gases to burn her house down by lighting a match. She does this in an attempt to escape her past. Colvin was inspired by a painting, which she used on the cover of the album. The artist was a friend of Colvin's, Julie Speed.The Beatles Song list. A Day In The Life (1967) A Hard Day's Night (1964) Across The Universe (1970) Ain't She Sweet (1964) All I've Got To Do (1963) All My Loving (1963) All Together Now (1969) All You Need Is Love (1967)Songfacts®: This is a song about a groupie who bothered the band in their earlier days. This flows seamlessly from "Heartbreaker" on Led Zeppelin II. Radio stations usually play them together. Led Zeppelin never played this live because it was Jimmy Page hated it. Plant played it on his solo tour in 1990.Like the responsive works of Yeats, Heaney and U2, the Cranberries claim they wrote "Zombie" to be a "song for peace, peace among England and Ireland." >>. Suggestion credit: Andrew - Seattle, WA, for above 2. This song takes the unassailable position that killing young children is tragic, but in venturing into the political fray, it created a ...July 14, 2021 ·. Songfact: A key line in "Africa" is "I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become," which is about drifting away from what you …Songfacts API. Songfacts has developed a robust API that can display song and artist information, including: Songfacts (song meanings and other interesting notes) Artistfacts (information about the artists) Album. Release Date. US and UK Chart Positions. Artist Data (band members, years)Songfacts®: Paul McCartney wrote this song. It was inspired by his mother, Mary, who died when he was 14. Many people thought "Mother Mary" was a biblical reference when they heard it. Since Let It Be was The Beatles' last album, it made an appropriate statement about leaving problems behind and moving on in life.This was released as a double-A-sided single with " We Can Work It Out ." It went to the #1 position in the UK but only went to #5 in the US. In fact, "We Can Work It Out" got more airplay in the US. In America, the single was released on the same day as the Rubber Soul album, although neither song was on that album.Williams went on to write several more hits for the Carpenters, as well as songs for Barbra Streisand, Carole King and Three Dog Night. He also worked on many films as both a songwriter and an actor, composing the classics "Evergreen" from A Star Is Born and "Rainbow Connection" for The Muppet Movie.He attributes his songwriting success to authenticity, explaining: "When 'We've Only Just Begun ...Jacob's Ladder is a reference from the Bible's Old Testament, Genesis 28:10-22. Jacob has a dream about a stairway resting on the earth with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God ascending and descending on it. Neil Peart (Rush Backstage Club newsletter, December 1985): "This song simply describes the phenomenon of the sun …Sad Eyes - Robert John. Sad Forever - Lauv. Sad Girl - Lana Del Rey. Sad Girlz Luv Money - Amaarae. Sad Machine - Porter Robinson. Sad Man's Tongue - Volbeat. Sad Memory - Buffalo Springfield. Sad One Comin' On (A Song for George Jones) - Vince Gill. Sad Person - Savages.The track itself expresses an appreciation the band feels for "summer night city" during all times of the day. The morning brings with it a freshness that makes one forget yesterday. The afternoon sun induces sleep. The evening, on the other hand, is full of "action" and "attraction". The band also expresses that while "some folks ...The Rolling Stones did their part to spread the gospel of Howlin' Wolf. When they appeared on the American variety show Shindig! on May 20, 1965, they made sure Wolf, then 55, was on the program (they had a #1 hit in the UK with "Little Red Rooster," originally recorded by Wolf).Wolf performed "How Many More Years" with Billy Preston on piano; to introduce him, host Jack Good had them say a ...Songfacts®: "Hey Joe" was written by a singer named Billy Roberts, who was part of the Greenwich Village folk scene in the early '60s. The song is structured as a conversation between two men, with "Joe" explaining to the other that he caught his woman cheating and plans to kill her. They talk again, and Joe explains that he did indeed shoot ...The Rolling Stones Song list. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1965) 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966) 2,000 Light Years From Home (1967) 2120 South Michigan Avenue (1964) Ain't Too Proud To Beg (1974) All About You (1980) All Down The Line (1972) Almost Hear You Sigh (1989)Songfacts®: This party anthem is the second single released by British R&B singer-songwriter and producer Taio Cruz, in Canada and the US. It served as the follow-up to his #1 hit, " Break Your Heart ." The song is taken from the international edition of Cruz's second album, Rokstarr. "Dynamite" was co-written by Taio Cruz with Bonnie McKee ...Songfacts®: In this song, Peg is an aspiring actress who is breaking into the business. It's told from the perspective of her ex-boyfriend, whom she ditched because he couldn't advance her career. Speaking with the Wall Street Journal, Donald Fagen of Steely Dan explained: "Imagine that 'Peg' takes place at a seedy photo shoot in LA in the 1950s.Barry from Sauquoit, Ny On March 29th 1964, "Bits and Pieces" by the Dave Clark Five entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #48; four weeks later on April 26th, 1964 it would peaked at #4 {for 3 weeks} and spent 11 weeks on the Top 100... Between 1964 and 1968 the quintet had twenty-four Top 100 records; with eight of them making the ...On July 15, 2018, "November Rain" became the first video from the '90s to surpass one billion views on YouTube. At the time, Guns N' Roses also had the most-viewed '80s video with "Sweet Child O' Mine" at 692 million views. Nicole Atkins and Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan released a duet of this song in 2018.According to ABBA's official site, it was conceived as a dance song with the working title "Boogaloo." They drew inspiration from the 1974 George McCrae disco hit " Rock Your Baby ," and from the drumming on the 1972 album Gumbo by Dr. John. Their manager Stig Anderson came up with the title "Dancing Queen," and after several months working on ...Medicine Matters Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine ARTICLE: Go Red for Women Strategically Focused Research Network: Summary of Findi...Take It Like a Man (2013) Take Me Home (1979) The Greatest Thing (2011) The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) (1990) Woman's World (2013) You Better Sit Down Kids (1967) You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me (2010) List of songs with Songfacts entries for Cher.List of songs with Songfacts entries for Genesis. Brown Eyed GirlVan Morrison. Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" was originally called "Brown Skinned Girl," and was about an interracial relationship.Share your videos with friends, family, and the worldComments: 107. 1brutalcatster from Sanbernardino The accounting I searched for is Sobering. My comment is: "I see," said the blind man. Anonymous Sober was written "Slip of the Tongue" an eighties Auckland pub band, Tool were friends with slip of the tongues bass player who was always loaded. Slip of the tongue and tool spend time together when tool were touring New Zealand in the early 90's.On November 10, 1975, the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald broke in half and sank in Lake Superior. The storm she was caught in reported winds from 35 to 52 knots, and waves anywhere from 10 to 35 feet high. She was loaded with 26,116 tons of taconite pellets at the Burlington Northern Railroad, Dock #1. Her destination was Zug Island on the Detroit River."Little Lies" was the third single from Tango In The Night, Fleetwood Mac's first album since Mirage in 1982. After touring for Mirage, the band took some time off, with their core creatives - Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie - all releasing solo albums.Buckingham was working on another in 1985 when McVie convinced him to produce her version of "Can't Help Falling In Love ...Songfacts®: This song caused a great deal of controversy because of its explicit references to "Immigrants and faggots" and its use of a certain racial epithet. The song led to the group being banned from an AIDS benefit concert in New York. Front man Axl Rose apologized in advance for causing offense on the album sleeve.Songfacts®: George Harrison wrote this in Eric Clapton's garden using one of Clapton's acoustic guitars. When the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein died in 1967, the band had to handle more of their accounting and business affairs, which Harrison hated. He wrote "Here Comes The Sun" after attending a round of business meetings.I Won't Hold You Back (1982) I'll Be Over You (1986) Make Believe (1982) Rosanna (1982) The Road Goes On (1995) Waiting For Your Love (1982)In "We are the Champions", Queen sings "my misstakes, I've made a few." This shows the human side, but the song ends triumphantly. Miss-takes are going to happen, but don't let them slow you down. Remember- "a man fears the tiger that bit him last, instead of the tiger that will bite him next."Songfacts®: This piece is 20 minutes long and takes up an entire side of the album. It was the second time Rush did this, the first being "The Fountain of Lamneth" from the album Caress of Steel. The song is considered a "suite" and divided into seven chapters: I) Overture, II) The Temples of Syrinx, III) Discovery, IV) Presentation, V) Oracle ...He joined Journey in 1973. For this song's solo, Santana played across the Latin rhythm on his Gibson Les Paul Special through the amp and rode the volume knob throughout the track to add sustain and distortion as required. "Black Magic Woman" was the first single from Santana's second album, Abraxas, released in September 1970.List of songs with Songfacts entries for Cream. Walking In MemphisMarc Cohn "Walking In Memphis" isn't so much about Memphis as it is The Hollywood Cafe in Mississippi, where Marc Cohn encountered an older woman named Murial playing piano.It brings to life the blend of hope and fear portrayed in the lyrics. "Trustfall" is the title track of Pink's ninth studio album. The RCA Music Group released the song as its second single on January 27, 2023. Pink derived the album title from the initials of each word: T ruth, R eflection, U ncertainty, S ecurity, T error, F aith, A cceptance ...Songfacts API. Songfacts has developed a robust API that can display song and artist information, including: Songfacts (song meanings and other interesting notes) Artistfacts (information about the artists) Album. Release Date. US and UK Chart Positions. Artist Data (band members, years)Tim Horton's is selling Poutine doughnuts to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday By clicking "TRY IT", I agree to receive newsletters and promotions from Money and its partners. I ag...Songfacts®: The "Land Down Under" is Australia, where the group is from. The lyrics were written by lead singer Colin Hay, who explained in his Songfacts interview: "The chorus is really about the selling of Australia in many ways, the overdevelopment of the country. It was a song about the loss of spirit in that country.Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones. The Black Widow - Alice Cooper. The Blob - The Five Blobs. The Haunted House Of Rock - Whodini. Thriller - Michael Jackson. True Blood - Justin Timberlake. Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon. Songfacts category - Songs popular at Halloween.Songfacts®: The "Land Down Under" is Australia, where the group is from. The lyrics were written by lead singer Colin Hay, who explained in his Songfacts interview: "The chorus is really about the selling of Australia in many ways, the overdevelopment of the country. It was a song about the loss of spirit in that country.