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.
American R&B and Pop singer Tina Turner performs onstage at the Park West, Chicago, Illinois, August 2, 1984. (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage)
James Taylor, U.S. singer-songwriter, playing the guitar while sitting on a chair during a concert, circa 1970. (Photo by David Warner Ellis/Redferns/Getty Images)
(Original Caption) : 1987- Picture shows singer, Phil Collins, holding a microphone on stage during a concert. He is wearing a white button-down with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He is shown from the waist up leaning back slightly. (Photo by LGI Stock/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
British rock group The Kinks pose on horses in the gardens opposite the Flaghouse in Charing Cross, London where they were rehearsing. Left to right: Pete Quaife, Ray Davies, Mick Avery (bottom) and Dave Davies, 7th September 1964. (Photo by Doreen Spooner/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – AUGUST 31: Charlie Daniels performs at Trump Taj Mahal on August 31, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
(AUSTRALIA OUT) Ex Moving Pictures frontman Alex Smith, front, Charlie Cole, behind him, and Dave Carter, in the Bondi Junction loungeroom where Smith penned his songs, 27 July 2005. SMH Picture by SAHLAN HAYES (Photo by Fairfax Media via Getty Images/Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – 1964: Musician Brian Wilson of the rock and roll band "The Beach Boys" works on a composition on an upright piano while reading music in 1964 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
