THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Where Have All the Good Times Gone» by The Kinks
Where Have All the Good Times Gone (referred to as WHATGTG from here on out) was written by Kinks frontman Ray Davies for their third […]
The Story Behind the Song
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Look Away» by Big Country
Look Away is the first track on Big Country’s third album The Seer, released on 30 June 1986. It was the first single from the album, released […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Chiquitita» by ABBA
Chiquitita is one of ABBA’s most popular, enduring, and beloved songs. It is also one of their biggest hits, and was released in January 1979 […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Drop Dead/Celebration» by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Some stories tick several boxes. This one fits perfectly well in the “story behind the song” category, but at the same time, this is a […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Her Majesty» by The Beatles
We just celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the classic album Abbey Road, with a release extravaganza of several formats having just been released. People can […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «I Was Made For Loving You» by KISS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]