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Features
02.09.24
The Meaning of “Be-Bop-A-Lula” by Gene Vincent and Why It’s Still a Mystery Who Wrote It
By
Jay McDowell
Features
02.09.24
The Summer Anthem that Has Nothing to Do with Summer: The Meaning Behind “Alright” by Supergrass
By
Jay McDowell
Features
02.09.24
Behind the Meaning of “It’s My Life” by The Animals and Why Everyone Who’s Ever Recorded It Sings the Wrong Chorus
By
Jay McDowell
Features
02.09.24
The Meaning Behind “The Fightin’ Side of Me” by Merle Haggard and Why the Hippies “Pissed” Him Off
By
Jay McDowell
Features
02.09.24
The Meaning Behind “Groovin'” by The Young Rascals and How a Chance Phone Call from Europe Changed Felix Cavaliere’s Life
By
Jay McDowell
Features
02.09.24
The Meaning of “Runaway” by Del Shannon and Why It Sounded Unlike Anything Else on the Jukebox
By
Jay McDowell
Features
02.07.24
The Meaning of “God Save the Queen” by Sex Pistols and Why It Never Charted at No. 1—Even Though It Should Have
By
Jay McDowell
Features
02.06.24
The Unhealthy Fan Obsessions that Inspired Sarah McLachlan’s “Possession”
By
Bryan Reesman
Features
02.06.24
The Meaning Behind “Marquee Moon” by Television and Why It Has Some of the Finest Guitar Work Ever Committed to Tape
By
Thom Donovan
Features
02.06.24
How Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me” Came Together Like a Dream, Not a Nightmare
By
Bryan Reesman
Features
02.05.24
The Meaning Behind “I Can See for Miles” by The Who and the Jealousy that Inspired It
By
Jay McDowell
Features
02.05.24
The Meaning Behind “The Rain Song” by Led Zeppelin and Why Robert Plant Says It’s the Song on Which He Sounded Best
By
Jay McDowell
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