Behind The Lyrics

Behind The Lyrics

11.07.24

The Paul McCartney Lyric Inspired by the Placement of a Guitar Capo

By Jim Beviglia
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11.07.24

The Beatles Lyric That Was Literally “Posterized”

By Jim Beviglia
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11.04.24

The Steely Dan Lyric with a College Football-Inspired Twist

By Jim Beviglia
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10.31.24

The Jackson Browne Lyric Where He Pondered the Deep Thoughts of Life—at Age 16

By Jim Beviglia
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10.30.24

The John Hiatt Lyric That Urges You To Take Care of Your Axe

By Jim Beviglia
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10.29.24

The George Harrison Lyric That Paid Tribute to Some Loyal Beatles Fans

By Jim Beviglia
Behind The Lyrics

10.29.24

The Beatles Lyric That Took Paul McCartney Back to the Golden Age of Hollywood

By Jim Beviglia
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10.29.24

The Reason Bruce Springsteen Calls This Bob Dylan Lyric His Favorite Ever—and Why He Got Immediately “Hooked”

By Peter Burditt
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10.25.24

The Billy Joel Lyric Written From the Perspective of Vietnam Soldiers

By Jim Beviglia
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10.25.24

The Van Morrison Lyric Celebrating the Gypsy Life

By Jim Beviglia
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10.25.24

The Joni Mitchell Lyric About a Whirlwind Foreign Romance

By Jim Beviglia
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10.24.24

The Beatles’ Lyric that George Harrison Assembled from a List of Opposites

By Jim Beviglia

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