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11 May 2020 3 minute read 0 comments ChasingAfterTheWind
This was originally recorded by a British group called The Arrows in 1975, and it was written by their lead singer Alan Merrill and guitarist Jake Hooker. The song was released as a B-side with "Broken Down Heart." The song didn't chart and was ba...
11 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments ChasingAfterTheWind
The lyrics to the song were written by lead vocalist Tim McIlrath, and deal with the political issue of forced displacement and the societal issues surrounding refugees, while the music was collectively written by the band. The song uses a contras...
8 May 2020 2 minute read 1 comment ChasingAfterTheWind
This is the first single from the album The Black Parade. In an interview with MTV, lead singer Gerard Way explained that the concept of the album is "The Patient," who dies of cancer at an early age. According to Way, death comes in the form of y...
8 May 2020 2 minute read 0 comments ChasingAfterTheWind
The title is often attributed as a phrase AC/DC guitarist Angus Young used to describe touring in America. There is a much more literal explanation, however. "Highway to Hell" was the nickname for the Canning Highway in Australia. It runs from whe...
3 May 2020 1 minute read 1 comment ChasingAfterTheWind
This song has a intriguing history. It was written by Cheap Trick's guitarist Rick Nielsen and recorded for their 1977 self-titled debut album, but it didn't make the cut. The song was included on their second album, In Color, which was released l...
27 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments ChasingAfterTheWind
This song addresses the topic of patriotism. Front-man and chief songwriter Billie Joe Armstrong: "It brings up 21st Century Breakdown in a lot of ways, and the 21 gun-salute for someone that's fallen, but done in an arena rock 'n' roll sort of wa...
25 Apr 2020 3 minute read 1 comment ChasingAfterTheWind
At this point in his career, Richard Ashcroft had learned that money and happiness were not synonymous. "People have been sold a lottery dream in life that money solves everyone's problems," he said in a interview. "Suddenly you're looking at peop...
25 Apr 2020 2 minute read 1 comment ChasingAfterTheWind
This is a reworking of Stevie Wonder's 1976 song "Pastime Paradise." It wasn't Coolio's idea to use Wonder's song; a singer named Larry Sanders - who goes by the stage name L.V. (Large Variety) - started working on it and sent a demo to Collio, wh...
25 Apr 2020 2 minute read 0 comments ChasingAfterTheWind
Killers guitarist Dave Keuning wrote this about lead singer Brandon Flowers' ex-girlfriend who cheated on him. Flowers recalled how he discovered her with another man at the Crown and Anchor pub in his hometown of Las Vegas: "I was asleep and I kn...
25 Apr 2020 2 minute read 0 comments ChasingAfterTheWind
The song was originally titled, "Interlude." The song is written in the key of B major. Carlton wrote the song's piano riff in the summer of 1998 at her parents' house in Philadelphia; her mother, who had been listening to her, said, "Vanessa, th...
