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 Disco and R&B singer Donna Summer (born LaDonna Gaines, 1948 – 2012) performs onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, July 12, 1983. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
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Mathew Wilder on the ABC Television Network dance show "American Bandstand".
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NEW YORK – MARCH 28: Musician Van Morrison plays a Martin acoustic guitar at a Bang Records recording session in the studio on March 28, 1967 in New York, New York. (Photo by PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American singer-songwriter and musician Emmylou Harris performs at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
(MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Elton John performs on stage at Shibuya-Kokaido, Tokyo, Japan, 10th May 1971. (Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images)
American musician Kenny Rogers performs at the Rosemont Horizon (later renamed the Allstate Arena), Rosemont, Illinois, June 13, 1982. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – JULY 1965: Country singer Johnny Cash warms up backstage at the New York Folk Festival in July of 1965 at Carnegie Hall in New York, New York. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
