THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Ride To Hell» by Horslips
Horslips are an Irish rock band with Celtic and folk influences. They were initially active as a touring and recording band from 1970-1980. After decades […]
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THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Afterimage» by Rush
When Rush drummer Neil Peart passed on 7 January 2020, the outpouring of love and respect was quite extraordinary. Peart was known as a private […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner» by Warren Zevon
Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner is a song steeped in classic adventure story elements – a literal ‘Boy’s Own’-adventure in rock music form. It is […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Rain In the Summertime» by The Alarm
It was the 19th of November 1987. I was watching the weekly Norwegian music chart countdown show called TopPop, hoping for something good to appear […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Monkey On My Back» by Aerosmith
Aerosmith’s career resurgence was in full force by the time Pump was released on 12 September 1989. The original band collapsed in the first half […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Photograph» by Def Leppard
As 1983 rolled on, the lads in Def Leppard were ready to release their third album Pyromania on an unsuspecting world. It arrived on 20 […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Love Hurts» by Nazareth
“Love Hurts” is a song written and composed by the American songwriter Boudleaux Bryant, who was a very prolific and successful songwriter for other artists […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Time For Me To Fly» by REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon released their seventh studio album with the memorable name You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can’t Tuna Fish in April 1978. It […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Hounds of Love» by Kate Bush
“It’s in the trees! It’s coming!” The sample that opens the Kate Bush song Hounds of Love comes from the 1957 British horror film Night […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Wanderlust» by Paul McCartney
It was the summer of 1982. I was ten years old, and my family was car tripping for our summer holidays. We were actually driving […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «In A Lifetime» by Clannad feat. Bono
Clannad had played as a folk outfit for over ten years when they finally got an international hit with (Theme From) Harry’s Game in 1982. […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six» by The Pogues
On 21 November 1974, bombs exploded in two public houses in Birmingham, England. They killed 21 people and injured 182 others. This despicable act of […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Our House» by Crosby Stills Nash & Young
1968 was a time of immense change for Graham Nash. It was the year when he said goodbye to pretty much his entire life as […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Crusader» by Saxon
Saxon were one of the leaders of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement in the early 1980s. They were known for their […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Kashmir» by Led Zeppelin
Kashmir is a cornerstone song in Led Zeppelin’s catalogue. Included on their sixth album Physical Graffiti, released on 24 February 1975, but its origins date […]