Stills and Nash were born.David Crosbyhad a way of putting social angst into lyrics that have stood the test of time. He said in 2007, "One of the good things about being a singer-songwriter is you get to leave a legacy, and I feel like I'm going to leave a good one...
who is basically, either vocally or performatively, creating a bit of a contrast. If you think about some of the songs, some of the lyrics juxtaposed to the world that she's sitting in, it's a really interesting simple expression of contrast. That was a really...
Nick Gilder's "Hot Child in the City" was one of those wildly misunderstood songs. Its rhythm is upbeat and carefree, but if you ever took a second to read the lyrics, you'd realize the song is about young girls working in the streets. Gild...
In these last years Blake gained a new serenity. Once, when he met a fashionably dressed little girl at a party, he put his hand on her head and said, “May God make this world to you, my child, as beautiful as it has been to me.” Blake died in his cramped rooms in Fountain ...
As for what’s going on today — the nature of the lyrics, the gangster rap, and all the violence — it didn’t really start out that way, did it? And if we can inspire the future for our youth, then we’ve made a difference. Because the future is in their hands, and we need...
And if you haven't, you surely remember the lyrics: "Last night I had a crazy dream about a chick in a black bikini"..." She must be a magic genie." The hit song that reached number 9 on the US Billboard Pop chart in 1971 was performed by Dick...
Dionne Warwick,Make Way for Dionne Warwick(LP Scepter 523, 8/1964): A House Is Not a Home (Burt Bacharach & Hal David) / (They Long to Be) Close to You (Burt Bacharach & Hal David) / The Last One to Be Loved (Burt Bacharach & Hal David) / Land of Make Believe (Burt Bacharach...
he pretty much says that at the get go and explains that the book of lyrics is his life story. Next up is the Introduction by Paul Muldoon – the man behind the interviewing and editing of McCartney’s words to form this book. Then…what we’ve all been waiting for…the stories behind...
As for what’s going on today — the nature of the lyrics, the gangster rap, and all the violence — it didn’t really start out that way, did it? And if we can inspire the future for our youth, then we’ve made a difference. Because the future is in their hands, and we need...
Most people think its sex, money, and drugs but Hip-Hop is about lyrics, storytelling, and everybody having a different style. That's just another idea of beautiful, being yourself and creating music that represents you and what you like. — Rapsody 15 There is more beauty in truth, ev...