Hey, folks:

My interview with Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty has finally dropped. During the hour we spent together he talks about spirituality and the stories behind a few of The Yardbirds' biggest hits. Enjoy.
http://www.howgooditis.com/159-the-yardbirds-jim-mccarty/

'We told Motown – "Hold on, we were just experimenting. Don't release that as a single"

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/07/how-we-made-reach-out-four-tops

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v4twH9KbnU

Hi, folks:

I've been a reddit user for a few years now and only just discovered this sub, so I'm a little sad to see that it appears to have gone fallow.

For those who may be interested, I have a podcast that's pretty much the theme of this sub: it's the story of pop songs from the 1950s through the 1990s (so far) and the artists who made them famous. It's called How Good It Is, and I'm hoping to collaborate with some of you on future episodes.

Check it out and feel free to give me a shout-out if you think you have something for my show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFWdbShM80g

The Tragically Hip - Fiddler's Green (live

A tragic song written for lead-singer Gord Downie’s young nephew, who died during the writing of the album. Because of the personal nature of the song, the band did not play it live often, but they played it on a regular basis during their final tour.

https://thecurioussongwriter.wordpress.com/2021/06/04/the-story-behind-ave-maria/

I run a small Blog called , "The curious songwriter", where I explore the stories behind great songs.

The following is an excerpt from the full article:

"As I was re-watching the newsroom and the west wing, I got to those parts again, and I was transported back the first time I heard the song. I conjured the same feeling I got in 2018. Upon learning about who the original composer of the song was, I came across the name Frank Schubert. A famed but short-lived Austrian composer, who composed Ave Maria at the age of 31.He composed this song as a musical re-creation of German poet, Adam Stork’s poem Das Fraulein vom see. This poem was in fact a German translation of 6 part English poem, “The lady of the lake” by the early nineteenth century Scottish poet, Sir Walter Scott written in the year 1810.

The inspiration The poem is set in a small island along a lake called Loch Katrine. It goes on to depict a clash of different clans, in a feudal world, where a lady named Ellen, is caught in the middle of a family feud. She is often treated as a prize of a conquest, with men fighting for her approval, without adhering to her thoughts. She and her family take refuge in a fortified island, which would later be called Ellen’s Isle, which still exists in Scotland.

The entire story is a fictional recreation using real life historical figures and places in Scotland during that time. William, who spent a holiday at Lake Katrine along with his family, looked upon the vast landscapes of Lake Katrine, and was so deeply lost within its landscapes that inspired within him a saga that would one day become part of religion."

Hi, song and story lovers,

I'm Eran Thomson, creator of the hit party game Song Saga and I'm running an AMA over at https://old.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ob3k81/i_am_eran_thomson_creator_of_the_hit_party_game/?ref=share&ref_source=link

I look forward to your questions!

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Similes and Metaphors Wordplay and Lyrics Episode #3

Featuring lyrics from

Highlighting awesome Bars and lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vauoH2ZKJvw&list=PLmckXsvOMAo0FWupOcnW952guakXhOHMA&index=12&t=0s

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https://youtu.be/rWq-IUBmDGo

Beats of The Heart Lyrics of The Soul a Deep In Depth Song Review Lyrical Breakdown Youtube Channel Stories, Meanings and Emotions of writer conveyed Are you a person who would be considered deep? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5wZmkOP2KEzpPU6AHtbiIg

There is this incredible song titled "Taken By Sleep," written by Tyler Joseph in an album called "No Phun Intended." When I first heard it, I thought it sounded nice and I had absolutely no idea what it was really about. It turns out Tyler wrote this song about a friend who committed suicide. When I listened to it knowing that, it made me realize how deep the lyrics actually were, so much so that chills ran down my spine. You can also seriously hear the emotion in his voice. Though it's kind of sad, it's an incredible song because it has so much depth and meaning. I highly recommend listening to it, taking in the lyrics, and thinking about how there is someone who feels this way about you, and how you don't need to commit suicide, because someone would be this broken from it. https://youtu.be/2hvitOG7FgY

Graphic Ear Interview with Mike Kraus about being an artist, music, and pets

https://www.mixcloud.com/graphic-ear/070518-graphic-ear-with-mike-kraus/

It is a lovely project by two great prog artists Steven Wilson and Mikael Akerfeldt. Here is the song:

https://youtu.be/tVuSKk_fs1o

Can somebody help me find the meaning of this song? Any interpretations?

So I am recently listening to the lovely Anoushka’s music. And this music really give me such energy. I was wondering If anyone knows What the song “krishna” is about? I am completly new to indian music, and like the sitar sound a lot. I dont know to much about it thought...

I know this is a long shot on such a small sub, but I shall ask anyway:

I just discovered this song, and the music is beautiful, but the meaning is lost on me. Does anyone have any theories? Interpretations? Perhaps it is not meant to be easily understood, or perhaps I am missing something obvious.

Thank you in advance for any replies.

A short story based on the song title of the same name.

https://phillslater.blog/2018/05/24/nowhere-man/

FJM explains the circumstances surrounding the song, where he was living, his relationships, his mindset etc... It's a pretty earnest interview and his honesty is refreshing. It made me appreciate him more as an artist and it gives insight into the man behind the personality.

https://www.facebook.com/lnwyco/videos/1488936201221982/

Am I the only one who interprets this as a popular guy getting murdered after coming out as gay?

Hi guys, It's been a while and I'm still not sure how to properly interpret/translate this song. I believe there might be more than just the litteral translation, and I really count on you to figure this out! What would be the general meaning ? What is she talks about ? Many thanks for your reviews and comments onel

The Breeders Lyrics

"Off You"

I've laid this island sun a thousand times I'm on it But I'm going strange This island's chills and shell cover me With winded rock And skies I've yet to see I tried I even sent in friends They did it as a favour 'Cause I'm not that way I am the autumn in the scarlet I am the makeup on your eyes

I land to sail Island sail Yeah we're movin' Yeah we're movin' This island's sun I've laid a thousand times Fortune me Fortune me Of all of my mistakes I think I lent you late

But I've never seen a startlet Or a riot or the violence of you

I land to sail Island sail Yeah we're movin'

A dream to become a billionair computer developer? Who inspired this song and video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5GE6TNBb6o

Larry Blackwell. Jr was born in Philadelphia October 29, 1989. In his younger years (Prik) used to rap for money. At the age of 11 he recorded his first song. Larry barely pass middle school. It was only one way out and it was rapping. In 2005 (Prik) release a mixtape called "Hot S***". Very shortly after Larry quits rapping. By still producer (Prik) was ready for a return back in the music industry. In 2010 Prik freestyled on a couple of Kid Cupri mixtapes. Soon the "Unsigned" artist found success by recording with other rappers. In 2015 Prik started to remix tracks that would one day reach #1. Today Larry is C.E.O of "G.A.N.G. Records" a Independent Record Label.

New video I uploaded https://youtu.be/yeOLme2yhN4 about zombies. Goes a lot deeper that first thought

(Verse)

Do you feel anything at all?

Do you hear steps at the door?

Do you reckon the smell of...?

Is life, the the dark that binds you?

(Pre-Chorus) Frightened by your own smell, bitterness will run you through.

(Chorus) Silent screaming

Turning, twisting the alphabet

Frantic eyes

Awaiting the answer

Splinters of a poem

Fragments of what you used to be

Habitual and gullible

Rapped up memoirs is all that's left

(Verse) Do you wish to sleep?

Do you aim for the shadow?

Do you feel infected?

Is life the the dark that binds you?

(Pre-Chorus)

(Chorus)

(Interlude) It's the cowardice that pulls you under

And takes you to the end, where it begins

Release, the world is waiting

your arrival,

close your eyes,

as we witness another

bullet ride

(Verse)

Do you know about atrocity?

Do you know that everybody's gone?

Do you know that you're on your own?

It's life - the the dark that binds you

(Pre-Chorus)

(Chorus)

https://youtu.be/szBdkynP4ls

Here is my first post on here, with a song from my favorite band. Hopefully I find the time to do more these.

I feel like this song is about suicide. More specifically a person that just committed suicide. The first verse reflects the immediate aftermath. The singer is asking if the person that just killed themselves various questions. The first question, did they feel it? The second question is asking if they heard the rush of people coming to find out what the gunshot they heard was. The last question is asking if they can smell the gunpowder. I think the word "reckon" really adds weight to the line, implying the gravity of the act they committed.

Now we come to the pre-chorus and chorus. I think the pre-chorus is coming from the person that killed themselves. The chorus is that person's loved ones coming to grip with it. The way they mourn and try to come with grip on what just happened. The eulogy they write containing the good times in a person's life, the "fragments of what they used to be", and how that's all that is left of them.

The second verse comes in with more questions to the deceased. Were they just tired of going through the motions? Or were the just lonely and sad? The last question asks if maybe they were terminally ill.

From here the interlude, this is the actual suicide. Which leads to the last verse. It's the singers conclusion to the person. Is life truly that hard for them that they need to abandon it. That the only person that can save you is you.

I hope you guys enjoy.

https://artsubtext.wordpress.com/2017/05/28/chanel-sexual-duality/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTn8vfDboqgSNJgWUyHqt6A I'm working on a channel where I find the meaning behind songs. I'm having a bit of trouble getting in off the ground and I'm trying my best to share it around. Anyway thanks for reading my message

Can anyone make sense of this?

original link: http://www.openculture.com/2013/06/mick_jagger_tells_the_story_behind_gimme_shelter.html

In the fall of 1969 the Rolling Stones were in a Los Angeles recording studio, putting the final touches on their album Let it Bleed. It was a tumultuous time for the Stones. They had been struggling with the album for the better part of a year as they dealt with the personal disintegration of their founder and multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, whose drug addiction and personality problems had reached a critical stage. Jones was fired from the band in June of that year. He died less than a month later. And although the Stones couldn’t have known it at the time, the year would end on another catastrophic note, as violence broke out at the notorious Altamont Free Concert just a day after Let it Bleed was released.

It was also a grim time around the world. The assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy, the Tet Offensive, the brutal suppression of the Prague Spring–all of these were recent memories. Not surprisingly, Let it Bleed was not the most cheerful of albums. As Stephen Davis writes in his book Old Gods Almost Dead: The 40-Year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones, “No rock record, before or since, has ever so completely captured the sense of palpable dread that hung over its era.”

And no song on Let it Bleed articulates this dread with greater force than the apocalyptic “Gimme Shelter,” in which Mick Jagger sings of a fire “sweepin’ our very street today,” like a “Mad bull lost his way.”

Rape, murder! It’s just a shot away It’s just a shot away

In an interview last November with Melissa Block for the NPR program All Things Considered, Jagger talked about those lyrics, and the making of the song:

One of the most striking moments in the interview is when Jagger describes the circumstances surrounding soul singer Merry Clayton’s powerful background vocals. “When we got to Los Angeles and we were mixing it, we thought, ‘Well, it’d be great to have a woman come and do the rape/murder verse,’ or chorus or whatever you want to call it,” said Jagger. “We randomly phoned up this poor lady in the middle of the night, and she arrived in her curlers and proceeded to do that in one or two takes, which is pretty amazing. She came in and knocked off this rather odd lyric. It’s not the sort of lyric you give anyone–‘Rape, murder/It’s just a shot away’–but she really got into it, as you can hear on the record.”

The daughter of a Baptist minister, Merry Clayton grew up singing in her father’s church in New Orleans. She made her professional debut at age 14, recording a duet with Bobby Darin. She went on to work with The Supremes, Elvis Presley and many others, and was a member of Ray Charles’s group of backing singers, The Raelettes. She is one of the singers featured in the new documentary film, 20 Feet From Stardom. In an interview last week with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air, Clayton talked about the night she was asked to sing on “Gimme Shelter”:

Well, I’m at home at about 12–I’d say about 11:30, almost 12 o’clock at night. And I’m hunkered down in my bed with my husband, very pregnant, and we got a call from a dear friend of mine and producer named Jack Nitzsche. Jack Nitzsche called and said you know, Merry, are you busy? I said No, I’m in bed. he says, well, you know, There are some guys in town from England. And they need someone to come and sing a duet with them, but I can’t get anybody to do it. Could you come? He said I really think this would be something good for you.

At that point, Clayton recalled, her husband took the phone out of her hand and said, “Man, what is going on? This time of night you’re calling Merry to do a session? You know she’s pregnant.” Nitzsche explained the situation, and just as Clayton was drifting back to sleep her husband nudged her and said, “Honey, you know, you really should go and do this date.” Clayton had no idea who the Rolling Stones were. When she arrived at the studio, Keith Richards was there and explained what he wanted her to do.

I said, Well, play the track. It’s late. I’d love to get back home. So they play the track and tell me that I’m going to sing–this is what you’re going to sing: Oh, children, it’s just a shot away. It had the lyrics for me. I said, Well, that’s cool. So I did the first part, and we got down to the rape, murder part. And I said, Why am I singing rape, murder? …So they told me the gist of what the lyrics were, and I said Oh, okay, that’s cool. So then I had to sit on a stool because I was a little heavy in my belly. I mean, it was a sight to behold. And we got through it. And then we went in the booth to listen, and I saw them hooting and hollering while I was singing, but I didn’t know what they were hooting and hollering about. And when I got back in the booth and listened, I said, Ooh, that’s really nice. They said, well, You want to do another? I said, well, I’ll do one more, I said and then I’m going to have to say thank you and good night. I did one more, and then I did one more. So it was three times I did it, and then I was gone. The next thing I know, that’s history.

Clayton sang with such emotional force that her voice cracked. (“I was just grateful that the crack was in tune,” she told Gross.) In the isolated vocal track above, you can hear the others in the studio shouting in amazement. Despite giving what would become the most famous performance of her career, it turned out to be a tragic night for Clayton. Shortly after leaving the studio, she lost her baby in a miscarriage. It has generally been assumed that the stress from the emotional intensity of her performance and the lateness of the hour caused the miscarriage. For many years Clayton found the song too painful to hear, let alone sing. “That was a dark, dark period for me,” she told the Los Angeles Times in 1986, “but God gave me the strength to overcome it. I turned it around. I took it as life, love and energy and directed it in another direction, so it doesn’t really bother me to sing ‘Gimme Shelter’ now. Life is short as it is and I can’t live on yesterday.”