Dire Straits – Walk Of Life
About The Song The 1985 album Brothers in Arms boosted the veteran rockers Dire Straits to new levels of popularity, with the smash single “Money for Nothing” grabbing many of…
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Little Anthony & The Imperials – Tears on My Pillow
About The Song “Tears on My Pillow” is a doo-wop song written by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis in 1958. The composition was first recorded by Little Anthony and the…
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Down On The Corner
About The Song “Down on the Corner” is a song by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It appeared on their fourth studio album, Willy and the Poor Boys (1969).…
Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is
About The Song “I Want to Know What Love Is” is one of the most famous power ballad of the 20th century. Written by British-American rock band Foreigner and member…
Steppenwolf – Born To Be Wild
About The Song With the line “heavy metal thunder,” this became the first popular song to use the phrase “heavy metal,” which became a term for hard rock. William Burroughs…
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Lookin’ Out My Back Door
About The Song “Lookin’ out My Back Door” is a song recorded by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival. Written by the band’s lead singer, guitarist and songwriter John Fogerty,…
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
About The Song ‘Bad Moon Rising’ is a song written by John Fogerty and performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was the lead single from their album Green River and…
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
About The Song So many songs in the catalog of Creedence Clearwater Revival, and the songbook of John Fogerty, have continued to echo through the ages. But one that made…
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Who’ll Stop the Rain
About The Song John Fogerty wrote this song. The song has been dissected a lot and some say it was a protest of the Vietnam War like “Fortunate Son”. Fogerty…
The Four Tops – Baby I Need Your Loving
About The Song Few had heard of the Four Tops before this song was released in the summer of 1964, but the public quickly became acquainted. The quartet’s debut single…
Jim Croce – Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
About The Song “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” is an uptempo, strophic story song written by American folk rock singer Jim Croce. Released as part of his 1973 album Life and…
The Four Tops – I Can’t Help My Self
About The Song “I Can’t Help Myself” is a 1965 song recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown’s main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, “I…
Jim Croce – Time in a bottle
About The Song “Time in a Bottle” is a song by singer-songwriter Jim Croce. Jim Croce wrote this reflective song the night that he found out his wife, Ingrid, was…
Nat King Cole – L-O-V-E
About The Song Mutual love and respect for jazz music is the common thread that brought “L-O-V-E” writers, Bert Kaempfert and Milt Gabler, together across oceans. Kaempfert has international origins,…
The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun
About The Song Historians have not been able to definitively identify The House Of The Rising Sun, but here are the two most popular theories: 1) The song is about…
Eagles – Take It Easy
About The Song The Eagles embody the charm of southern California folk-rock. That was evident right from the start with the band’s first single “Take It Easy,” also the opener…
Simon & Garfunkel – Scarborough Fair / Canticle
About The Song Scarborough is a small town on the coast of England. The “Scarborough Fair” was a popular gathering in Medieval times, attracting traders and entertainers from all over…
Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
About The Song In Feb 1970, Simon and Garfunkel went to No.1 on the UK chart with “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. The album went on to stay on the chart…
Eagles – I Can’t Tell You Why
About The Song “I Can’t Tell You Why” is a song by the American rock band Eagles that appeared on their 1979 album The Long Run. It’s about a relationship…