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In early 1971, Carole King was in the middle of creating what would become one of the most important albums of her career. She was recording...
He was just a teenager delivering newspapers when he saw the headline. It was February 1959, and Don McLean was working his paper route when he...
For more than four decades, people had the same question: Who was Carly Simon singing about? When Simon released “You’re So Vain” in 1972, the song...
In 1977, David Bowie was living and working in West Berlin, a city divided by one of the most powerful symbols of the Cold War: the...
Some songs are written from imagination. Others come from personal heartbreak. And then there are songs born from something that actually happened—something so tragic that the...
Some songs are invented. Some are inspired by personal experiences. And then there are songs that are basically history set to music. “Smoke on the Water”...
Some songs arrive and immediately become hits. Others have to wait. “She’s Gone” was one of those songs. Today, it’s one of the most recognizable Hall...
Some love songs are written when everything is perfect. This one wasn’t. When Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman began writing what would become “Time After Time,”...
Some songs are written about love. Some are written about heartbreak. And then there are songs written because someone is suddenly gone—and the person left behind...
There are some songs that become famous during an artist’s lifetime. And then there are songs that become legendary after the artist is already gone. Otis...