We here at American Songwriter are obsessed with uncovering the meaning behind our favorite songs. Below, you’ll find deep dives into big hits, deep cuts, and everything in between.
English group The Who perform on the set of the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus at Intertel TV Studio in Wembley, London on 11th December 1968. Left to right: John Entwistle (1944 – 2002), Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend. (Photo by Mark Hayward Archive/Redferns)
BOSTON, MA- JUNE 1978: The Cars outside City Hall Plaza July 7, 1978 in Boston MA. David Robinson, Rick Ocasek, Greg Hawkes, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton (Photo by Ron Pownall/Getty Images)
(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Redferns) American Rock, Pop, and Folk musician Jackson Browne plays acoustic guitar as he performs onstage at the Tanglewood Music Center, Lenox, Massachusetts, September 2, 1977. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
Musicians Reba McEntire and Kenny Rogers attend the NBC Fall TCA Press Tour on July 29, 1991 at Universal Hilton Hotel in Universal City, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Pop group the Bee Gees posed with a stuffed polar bear in an office in London circa April 1968. Members of the band are, from left, Colin Petersen, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1949-2003), Robin Gibb (1949-2012) and Vince Melouney. (Photo by Ivan Keeman/Redferns)
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine (Gloria Estefan) performs at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 31, 1987.. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Celine Dion and Shania Twain during The 2003 Billboard Music Awards – Backstage and Audience at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
