The song American Idiot by Green Day is one of the two explicitly political songs on the album that emphasizes strong language to create what Billie Joe Armstrong imagined would be a voice for the disenfranchised.
According to Slash, the song Used To Love Her was not about of their old girlfriends, but actually about Axl’s dog.
According to Sting, who wrote the song in 1982, the song Every Breath You Take is about the obsession with a lost lover, and the jealousy and surveillance that follow.
Originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler in 1988, Tina Turner’s cover of The Best was released in 1989 and became a highly successful single.
The song Come Together by The Beatles was actually Lennon’s attempt to write a campaign song for Timothy Leary.
This “bouncy, reggae-tinged” synthpop song, Cheap Thrills, was written by Sia and Greg Kurstin for her seventh studio album This Is Acting.
The song Treasure by Bruno Mars was inspired by the song Baby I’m Yours by Breakbot, a French electronic artist. According to an interview, Mars wanted to cover the song but it did not happen because Breakbot was busy finishing his album. He called Treasure as the “rip-off” of his song though he was cool with it.
This reggae rock song with influence of new wave and funk, Locked Out of Heaven’s lyrics are about the rapturous feelings brought about by a relationship infused with positive emotion.
According to Matt, this electronic rock and synth-pop song is where the story of the album begins where the protagonists loses hope and becomes Dead Inside.
The song Chrome by Trace Adkins was released in September 2002 as the third and final single from his album of the same name in 2001.
The song Every Breath You Take was considered the signature song for both The Police and Sting.
The lyrics of the song Yellow by Coldplay are reference to their lead singer Chris Martin’s unrequited love.
Influenced by the sounds and styles of the 1970’s and 1980’s, this “synth-heavy” funk, disco, contemporary R&b song, 24K Magic serves as the lead single from his third studio album of the same name released on October 7, 2016.
Eye of the Tiger became the theme song of Rocky III after Queen denied the permission of Stallone to use their song Another One Bites The Dust.
Released as the lead single for the compilation album, the song Again was initially set to be on Kravitz’s sixth studio album but found out that the song didn’t fit the tone of the album.
Yalla is the first single that was released in March 2004 to announce the return of Calogero with a new album.
From the album I’m The Man, the song On Your Radio by Joe Jackson was released in 1979.
Released in 1984, Encore Un Matin is a single from the album Positif.
First recorded by Robert Johnson in 1936, this blues standard song Sweet Home Chicago became the popular anthem for the city of Chicago despite ambiguity in the original lyrics.
The song New York Avec Toi is from the album Un Autre Monde released in 1985.