One of the few songs co-written by keyboard player Greg Hawkes and main songwriter Ric Ocasek, the song was originally played on rock radio as a “double-header” as it segues into “All Mixed Up” on thealbum. One of The Cars’ more experimental pieces, the song gained iconic status ...
The brilliant lyrics are byPeter Sinfield, British poet, and occasional songwriting partner with Greg Lake. These full lyrics (linked here in a new window) are good at describing what pirates were actually like in history. Six days off the Cuban coast, / When a sail ahead they spied “A ...
Levine considers writing songs to be a natural way to express his thoughts and feelings about the world around him."I saw things changing right before my eyes. And suddenly lyrics would come to me and I'd write them down." Having served as a first—hand witness( 见证人) to China's de...