The song Rock You Like A Hurricane is a perfect Rock anthem which talks about attitude and sexuality, this is according to Rudolf Schenker, Scorpions’ guitarist, during an interview.
From Bron-Yr-Aur (a remote cottage in Wales) in 1970, the song Stairway To Heaven was originated. Released in late 1971, the song was often referred to as one of the greatest rock songs of all time.
From the album Pendulum released in 1970, the song (Wish I Could) Hideaway was based on John’s feelings about Tom leaving the band.
The song La Malice by Shy’M is from the album Solitaire released in 2014.
From the album Ombres, the song Grain de Sable was released in 2009.
After witnessing a jazz band performed in a deserted pub in Deptford, South London wherein the lead singer announced that they were the Sultans of Swing, Mark Knopfler was inspired to write the song where he found the contrasts between the band’s dowdy appearance and surroundings, and their amusing name.
While the song ’74-’75 by The Connells from their album Ring didn’t become a hit in the US, it became a big hit in Europe and it even topped the singles charts in Norway and Sweden in 1995.
The composition of this romantic blue-eyed soul ballad, Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran from his second studio album x (2014), has a strong influence of the song Let’s Get It On by Marvin Gaye.
From the debut solo album Face Value, the song In The Air Tonight was written while Phil Collins is going through a divorce and that the song was in anger or bitter side of separation, and according to him, he actually didn’t know what the song was all about.
Released in 2013, the song Come Back To Me is from the album My Name Is.
Written and originally sung by Bob Dylan, the Guns n’ Roses’ live version of the song Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door was released on the maxi-single of Welcome To The Jungle in 1987 when they started to include the song in their live sets.
Composed by the band Téléphone, the song Ça C’est Vraiment Toi is from the album Dure Limite released in 1982.
From the album Les Feux d’artifice, the song Le Portrait by Calogero is about a young orphan who lacks love.
Inspired by the 9/11 attack, the song Lonesome Day by Bruce Springsteen attempts to deal with the loneliness due to a loss of a beloved.
The song Tous les mêmes by the Belgian singer Stromae is from the album Racine Carrée released in 2013.
The song The Conversation by Texas from their album of the same title peaked #73 in The UK Singles Chart, #22 in SNEP, and #15 in Swiss Music Charts.
This acoustic pop song, Just My Imagination by The Cranberries was featured in Charmed season 2 episode ” She’s a Man, Baby, a Man “. Released in 1999, Just My Imagination is the third single from their fourth album, Bury The Hatchet.
The song Money by Pink Floyd was released as a single and became the band’s first hit in the US. Adrian Ashton described its bassline as “one of the most memorable classic bass riffs ever recorded”.
The first single released from the album, Rattle That Lock was inspired by the SNCF or the National Society of French Railways jingle. While Gilmour is at the Aix-en-Provence station to visit friends, he heard the jingle and recorded it on his iPhone.
Best known as Natalie Imbruglia’s debut single hit in 1997, the song Torn was written in 1993 as a solo song for Preven. Cutler and Preven’s band Ednaswap performed it live. Recorded first by Danish singer Lis Sorensen (1993), then in 1995 Ednaswap released a recorded version, and also in 1996 by American-Norwegian singer Trine Rein.