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7 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments ChasingAfterTheWind
Paul McCartney wrote this about his girlfriend, an actress named Jane Asher. They split for good in 1968. The Beatles recorded this specifically for release as a single at two quick sessions while they were making the Rubber Soul album in Octobe...
7 Apr 2020 1 minute read 1 comment ChasingAfterTheWind
This is commonly used at weddings as part of bridal processions. Some purists believe it is inferior to "Here Comes The Bride," which is the traditional choice, but the song has grown more popular and accepted over the years. The song begins with...
6 Apr 2020 1 minute read 1 comment ChasingAfterTheWind
Eddie Van Halen wrote this song on an Oberheim OB-8 keyboard. It was one of his first songs where Sammy Hagar said, "You don't mind if I follow your keyboard melody do you?" And Eddie said, "No, not at all," though he really didn't like the vocals...
5 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments ChasingAfterTheWind
The original words of Ave Maria (Hail Mary) were in English, being part of a poem called The Lady of the Lake, written in 1810 by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832). The poem drew on the romance of the legend regarding the 5th century British leader Kin...
5 Apr 2020 1 minute read 2 comments ChasingAfterTheWind
Layne Staley is remembered most as the former lead singer of the band Alice in Chains. Layne died on April 5th, 2002 at the age of 34 from a "speedball" overdose exasperated by the self-neglect of his health, very likely stemming from depression and...
4 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments ChasingAfterTheWind
(Note, this version is an "alt mix") In Dave Grohl's initial months in Seattle, Kurt Cobain overheard him working on a song called "Color Pictures Of A Marigold," and the two ended up jamming on it. During the sessions for In Utero, the band decid...
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...
