THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Echoes In the Dark» by Uriah Heep
Echoes in the Dark is a song by the classic British hard rock band Uriah Heep, originally released on their fifth studio album The Magician’s […]
The Story Behind the Song
THE STORY ABOUT THE SONG: «Three Days» by Jane’s Addiction
For a brief time, Jane’s Addiction were one of the most exciting bands in rock’n’roll. Just as the rock scene of the 1980s started to […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Over the Hills And Far Away» by Gary Moore
Gary Moore got an international hit with the strongly Celtic-themed hard rocker Over the Hills And Far Away (hereafter shortened OTHAFA) released on 8 December […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Chance» by Big Country
Big Country’s first hit single in the UK was Fields of Fire. Their first hit in America was In A Big Country. But in the […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Changes» by Yes
I know I am not alone in first discovering Yes when they released the now classic 90125 album on 7 November 1983. They had managed […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Poor Man’s Moody Blues» by Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band, founded in Oldham in 1966. “I don’t think people realise how far back Barclay James Harvest […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Dani California» by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dani California is one of Red Hot Chili Peppers biggest hits. It was released as the first single from their ninth studio album Stadium Arcadium […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Rid of Me» by PJ Harvey
Just like Alice Cooper once was the title of a band that featured a singer with the same name, PJ Harvey was once the name […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «White Bird» by It’s A Beautiful Day
In the 1960s, there was a time when San Francisco was the centre of the universe. During the fabled Summer of Love in 1967 as […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Rumble» by Link Wray
Rumble is one of the most recognisable songs of all time. While not all may immediately identify it by its name and artist, the riff […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «We Will Not Be Lovers» by The Waterboys
Fisherman’s Blues is the bestselling and most known album by The Waterboys, released in October 1988. The fact that it was so successful may make […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Nature Is the Law» by Richard Ashcroft
When The Verve broke up for the second time in 1999, it surprised nobody that their main songwriter, lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist announced […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «I Walk the Line» by Johnny Cash
I Walk the Line was written and recorded by Johnny Cash in 1956. It was his fourth single. After three moderately successful attempts, there was […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Forever Autumn» by Lake of Tears
As I write this, autumn has once again arrived across the Norselands. Nature has exploded in all kinds of colours. The weather is getting wetter […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Before They Make Me Run» by The Rolling Stones
On 27 February 1977, Keith Richards was arrested at the Harbour Castle Hilton Hotel in Toronto. They Royal Canadian Mounted Police found such amounts of […]