Facts and trivia about songs
4 Apr 2020 4 minute read 0 comments ChasingAfterTheWind
Blind Melon bass player Brad Smith wrote this song before he formed the band. He had moved from Mississippi to Los Angeles, where he fell into a funk. "The song is about not being able to get out of bed and find excuses to face the day when you ha...
4 Apr 2020 1 minute read 4 comments ChasingAfterTheWind
The single version of "Fight Test" was released on June 23, 2003, peaking at #28 in the UK Singles Chart. The melody is very similar to "Father And Son" by Cat Stevens. The Flaming Lips agreed to share the song's royalties with Stevens. This was t...
3 Apr 2020 2 minute read 1 comment ChasingAfterTheWind
In Rolling Stone issue 649, John Fogerty explained that the lyrics were inspired by a movie called The Devil And Daniel Webster, in which a hurricane wipes out most of a town. This is where he got the idea for the words "I feel the hurricane blowi...
3 Apr 2020 3 minute read 1 comment ChasingAfterTheWind
Noel Gallagher started writing this song when he was a roadie for The Inspiral Carpets. It helped convince his brother Liam to let him join his band, Oasis. The melody is based on The Rolling Stones' "Shine a Light" from Exile on Main St. The part...
