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THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «I Was Made For Loving You» by KISS

19 July 2019 SB 0

By the late 1970s disco was in full vogue, and a lot of musical acts were jumping on the bandwagon. Examples from the rock world […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «To Tame A Land» by Iron Maiden

1 July 2019 SB 0

Iron Maiden, and in particular their bass-playing band leader (and frequently the main song writer) Steve Harris, often base their compositions on books, TV shows, […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «The Only Living Boy In New York» by Simon & Garfunkel

15 June 2019 SB 0

The Only Living Boy In New York is a song from Simon & Garfunkel’s final studio album Bridge Over Troubled Water, released on 26 January […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Connection» by The Rolling Stones

25 May 2019 SB 0

1967 was a very turbulent year for The Rolling Stones. In the career-spanning documentary 25×5 (1989), Keith Richards reflected on the year as a period […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Gimme Some Truth» by John Lennon

25 October 2018 SB 0

With the recent release of a deluxe box set of John Lennon’s Imagine album, it was perhaps predictable that something would appear here. I have […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Handle With Care» by the Traveling Wilburys

17 October 2018 SB 0

The song Handle With Care was released as a single 30 years ago today (as of the day when this article is posted) on 17 […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Under the Milky Way» by The Church

12 September 2018 SB 0

Under the Milky Way is a song about nothing, and the band didn’t really like it. Not exactly a recipe for international success, but for […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Revolution 9» by The Beatles

11 September 2018 SB 0

Sometimes you take a closer look at a track not because of its artistic worth, but because the back story and the circumstances around its […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Sister Morphine» by Marianne Faithfull and The Rolling Stones

10 September 2018 SB 0

This classic tale of waking up after overdosing was initially recorded before Mick Taylor had joined the band. Mick Jagger wrote its ominous chord progression […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Pictures of Matchstick Men» by Status Quo

1 September 2018 SB 0

Pictures of Matchstick Men was the song that gave Status Quo their first taste of success! It was the first single that was issued by […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «It Don’t Come Easy» by Ringo Starr

23 August 2018 SB 0

After the recording of the Abbey Road album, John Lennon announced his departure from The Beatles to the rest of the group on 20 September […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Bad» by U2

14 July 2018 SB 0

Bad is featured on U2’s fourth studio album The Unforgettable Fire, released on 1 October 1984. It quickly became a staple of their live set, particularly after […]