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.
Peter Schilling, German synthpop musician, singing into a microphone during a live concert performance at the Montreux Rock Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland, May 1984. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Allen COLLINS and Ed KING and Gary ROSSINGTON and Leon WILKESON and LYNYRD SKYNYRD and Ronnie VAN ZANT and Billy POWELL; L-R: Allen Collins, Billy Powell, Gary Rossington, Bob Burns, Ronnie Van Zant, Leon Wilkeson, Ed King – posed, group shot (Photo by Gems/Redferns)
Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), U.S. jazz singer and trumpeter, appearing on the 'Kraft Music Hall' television show, filmed at the NBC studios in New York City, New York, USA, in June 1967. (Photo by David Redfern/Redfern/Getty Images)
GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND – JUNE 26: Paul Simon performs live on the pyramid stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2011 in Glastonbury, England. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to attend, has grown into Europe's largest music festival attracting more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
BIG SUR – SEPTEMBER 15: Crosby, Stills and Nash and Young (L-R David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills) perform onstage at the Big Sur Folk Festival held at the Esalen Institue on September, 15 1969 in Big Sur, California. (Photo by Robert Altman/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Birmingham – September 10: Country Group Alabama L/R: Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, Mark Herndon and Randy Owen open "My Home Is Alabama" Nightclub in Birmingham Alabama September 10, 1980 (Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson relaxes in the dressing room before performing with Kris Kristofferson and Friends at Municipal Auditorium on April 29, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)
