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Some songs are written about one moment. Others come from an entire period of someone’s life. “Fire and Rain” belongs firmly in the second category. When...
There are songs you hear and immediately remember where you were when they became part of your life. And then there are songs that feel different...
In 1980, four people were trying to make music together while their personal lives were falling apart. ABBA had become one of the biggest groups in...
In 1975, Queen were already successful. They had released three studio albums, built a growing following, and were beginning to establish themselves as one of Britain’s...
In 1991, a relatively obscure band from Seattle walked into a recording studio with a song that even its own members weren’t completely sure about. A...
The story behind “Hey Jude” began during a difficult chapter in the Beatles’ history. John Lennon and Cynthia Lennon were separating, and their young son, Julian,...
For more than a decade, she was almost famous. Not a star. Not a name on a marquee. Just a familiar face you couldn’t quite place...
Some songs sound like they were carefully designed from the first note. Others sound like they were discovered. “Riders on the Storm” was somewhere in between....
Some songs tell you a story. Others make you feel like you’ve lived it. “The River” belongs to the second category. Released in 1980 as the...
He was broke, he was in love, and he was out of options. So he improvised. It was the summer of 1947, and a young performer...