Today’s article features a collection ofsongs about not being good enough. Our goal is to help you realize that this feeling is experienced not just by ordinary people, but even those who are recognized as great successes by society. We hope that, through these tracks, you’ll be encourage...
songs play for too long, the lyrics apply to the narrative not at all, and the bands all flirt with one style (Michael Nyman being the exception). I must say, there is an outstanding version of "Jacqueline" by Franz Ferdinand. Now let me tell you where the film succeeds. We ...
The story goes that someone challenged Willie Dixon to write a song about being in the mood for making love. Of course, he delivered but did it with characteristic wit, including a long list of things the singer doesn’t want to do. But the basic lust is unmistakable in Waters’ version...
If the typical American citizen was freaked out by The Byrds singing about being “eight miles high,” it’s hard to imagine their reaction to Lou Reed singing about standing on the corner waiting to buy 26 bucks worth of heroin. Sure, it was one of the first popular songs to glamourize...
This song is about being grateful for the good times shared with someone who is no longer in your life. The song acknowledges the sadness of losing that person, but also celebrates the memories and the lessons learned from the relationship. ...
And, the best part about it is that your enunciation doesn’t need to be perfect. Armstrong’s vocals weren’t always clear to say the least (“Basket Case” being the prime example). Leonard Cohen –“Hallelujah” This is basically everyone’s favorite Leonard Cohen song and it’s been...
Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl' Is About Courtney Love Photo: YouTube In an interview withSeventeenmagazine,Courtney Love reportedly said, "Being famous is just like being in high school. But I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She'...
Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl' Is About Courtney Love Photo: YouTube In an interview withSeventeenmagazine,Courtney Love reportedly said, "Being famous is just like being in high school. But I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She'...
Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl' Is About Courtney Love Photo: YouTube In an interview withSeventeenmagazine,Courtney Love reportedly said, "Being famous is just like being in high school. But I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She's...
A song that practically smacks of the early 70s, both for its sound – which harks back to the mellower sound of CSN and America – and its storyline, all about travelin’ the highways, livin’ off the land, and generally being good hippies. And of course, they had a pooch in tow....