Frontwoman Linda Perry sang about being 25, exhausted by the pain of everyday living, and frustrated by the slow pace of personal and political progress, with the sincerity of someone young enough to keep striving for something better. Impossible to slot neatly into a genre, the track threw ...
Of course, amidst the armada of songs about working are the songs about being unemployed or not having a job! The Clash encapsulates the disillusionment of the era in their cynical, sarcasticpunk trackabout “Career Opportunities” that are never “gonna knock“! 34. Elvis Costello –“Welcome ...
Joins fellow Dylan track “Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again” as one of the most immaculate songs about being eternally, existentially, stuck in the same place. “He’s sure got a lot of gall, being so useless and all…”–Zach Baron Listen: Bob Dylan: “Visions of ...
About this time the band became a star on the popular music video network MTV. Amid this success, however, Bon Jovi’s members became exhausted and entered an unplanned hiatus in the early 1990s. During this period Jon Bon Jovi released his first solo album, Blaze of Glory (1990); its ...
“Pop music has been exhausted”*… … and so it becomes the subject of art. A year ago, local artist Elle Luna challenged artists from around the world with her “100-Day Project,” an idea with a simplepremise: do the same thing every day for a hundred days — draw a doodle...
Hall scored his first Number One as a recording artist with the 1969 single “ A Week in a Country Jail,” which is a surprisingly upbeat song about being locked up for speeding, of all things. Hall’s protagonist makes the mistake of calling his boss instead of someone who will come ba...
Sorry to mix animal metaphors, but David Coverdale had exhausted most of his nine lives by the time Whitesnake released their blockbuster self-titled album. The band's seventh LP marked a radical pop-metal reinvention, anchored by a chart-topping remake (actually,tworemakes) of their 1982 son...
You Know What It Is: A devastating new wave ballad, loaded with lyrical wonders such as “suitcase of memories” and “the drum beats out of time,” about always being there for someone you’ve drifted apart from. Come Together: Lauper grabbed the song’s title from the 1979 sci-fi ...
In the lyrics, she moves from self-loathing to self-loving, once again hitting a relatable spot for anyone with a shattered heart. While songs like "Roar" had a more straightforward approach to empowerment, "By the Grace of God" shows that softness is strength, and being honest about your...
and even runs a beer can along the neck until he’s exhausted the sonic possibilities of his instrument and the song can resume. One of the most underrated guitarists in rock history (yeah, I said it), “Vamos” exists as a showcase for Santiago’s prowess with six strings and a fret...