The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (Live- Ireland 1965)
user Mick Jagger wrote all the lyrics except the line “can’t get no satisfaction.” The lyrics deal with what Jagger saw as the two sides of America: the real and phony.…
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Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
About The Song The last number-one hit during Elvis Presley’s lifetime. It became his first hit since his previous number one seven years earlier and marked his comeback. Suspicious Minds…
The Doors – Riders On The Storm
About The Song We’re taking you back to 1971 and the iconic hit from The Doors, ‘Riders on the Storm’, as we continue our weekly feature The Story Behind The…
Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
About This Song A fixture at proms and weddings, Eric Clapton wrote “Wonderful Tonight” in 1976 while waiting for his girlfriend (and future wife) Pattie to get ready for a…
Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Always On My Mind
About The Song “Always on My Mind” has remained a timeless love song. Several artists have covered it through the years, but Elvis Presley’s version truly stands out. The King…
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
About This Song “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. It was released in 1991 as the lead single from their second studio album,…
Carpenters – Rainy Days And Mondays
About The Song “Rainy Days and Mondays” is a song by the American music duo The Carpenters. It was released in 1971 as the lead single from their album “Carpenters.”…
Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
About The Song “Sweet Child O’ Mine” is a song by the American rock band Guns N’ Roses. It was released in 1987 as the third single from their debut…
Metallica – Nothing Else Matters
About This Song Band members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett wrote this. According to Hetfield, he wrote the song about a girlfriend he once had, but when he…
Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
About The Song On June 16, 1965, on their second day of recording at Columbia Records’ Studio A in Manhattan, folk rock singer Bob Dylan, along with a band featuring…
Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman
About The Song The song was written for Orbison’s first wife, Claudette Frady. One day, she left for the store — by “walking down the street” — and by the…
The Beatles – Hey Jude
About The Song “Hey Jude” was officially released in August of 1968 during a period of personal turmoil for the band. Lennon had just left his wife, Cynthia Powell, for…
Elvis Presley – Heartbreak Hotel
About The Song Would You Like to Check in with Elvis at the “Heartbreak Hotel?” A news about the suicide of a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window…
Scorpions – Still Loving You
About This Song This song hit the charts all over the world, but it was especially popular in France, where it went to #1. In fact, it was so popular…
The Sounds of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
About The Song The first recording was an acoustic version on Simon & Garfunkel’s first album, Wednesday Morning, 3 AM, which was billed as “exciting new sounds in the folk…
Lobo – How Can I Tell Her
About This Song “How Can I Tell Her” is a song by the American singer-songwriter Lobo, also known as Roland Kent Lavoie. The song was released in 1973 as a…
Don McLean – American Pie
About The Song According to McLean, “American Pie” was originally inspired by the death of Buddy Holly. “I loved his music,” he told. “When that whole crash happened, it was…
Aretha Franklin – Respect
About The Song Originally written and recorded by Otis Redding in 1965, off of the soul singer’s third album Otis Redding Sings Soul, “Respect” was never the same once Aretha…
Elvis Presley – Girl Happy
About The Song – “Girl Happy” is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1965 motion picture Girl Happy. – Its first release…
Roxette – It Must Have Been Love
About The Song Ironically, for a song which has been ubiquitous on the radio and in clubs for over 30 years, It Must Have Been Love started life in 1987…