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.
Musician John Fogerty and wife Julie Lebiedzinski on June 9, 1997 arrive at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
The Beatles left to right: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr, at the ABC Cinema in Exeter. 14th November 1963. (Photo by Reg Lewis/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)
American rock group The Cyrkle (American drummer Marty Fried, American singer and guitarist Don Dannemann, American singer and guitarist Tom Dawes (1944-2007), and American keyboard player Michael Losekamp), pose with Dawes having an unspecified Okeh Records seven-inch record over his mouth, location unspecified, circa 1965. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 01: BBC STUDIO Photo of ANIMALS, L-R: Eric Burdon, John Steel, Hilton Valentine, Alan Price, Chas Chandler, posed, group shot on set of TV Show (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)
English rock group Bad Company peforming on stage, 8th April 1974. Left to right: Boz Burrell (1946 – 2006), Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – JANUARY 27: Singer/songwriter Van Morrison performs at a Warner Brothers party at Steve Paul's The Scene nightclub on January 27, 1969 in New York, New York. (Photo by PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
