The signature song of Southern gothic panorama painter Mary Gauthier is a plea for compassion that eases from personal to the universal and back, an existential cry that requests “mercy now” for her dying father, our struggling empire, our fragile planet and, finally, ourselves. She began wri...
When you’re struggling to make ends meet, it often seems that a prayer is the only thing that helps you get by. This song carries a message of hope for those who are down and out. The inspiration for the song came from band members Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora’s lives before ...
"This song is an absolute classic of an entrance song that's been widely used by many wedding DJs and it never gets old," says Stefan Henry. "It’s very upbeat and once my couples enter, I always invite their guests for a quick dance session with newlyweds before their first dance son...
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The band now had two couples and both those relationships were failing; three songwriters and as many egos prevailing; and, as Nicks once put it, they were “five fireflies drawn to the flame.” It made for the most legendarily tempestuous offstage saga in pop history. But somehow, they ...
I used your music in a Marriage Enrichment weekend where we played your songs and spoke about just what the lyrics evoked. It was a most meaningful weekend that 10 couples attended. That added more meaning to your work for us. Looking forward to hearing more originals and hopefully seeing yo...
1 (topping both the pop and R&B lists) for Chic, and it went on to become perhaps the most sampled song in hip-hop — starting with "Rapper's Delight," from later that same year. Meanwhile, the lyrics are a fun combination of the age-old (with references to Great Depression songs...
This collaboration between one of the most famous couples in country music is not their only duet, but it was the most successful. The 1997 song spent six weeks at the top of the country charts and became both musicians' first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. #18. 'My Hang-Up ...
In the letter and the song, she explains how this woman completely changed her life for the better. “When It’s Right” is a powerful lesbian song that can help people struggling with their orientation. Don’t push yourself on trying to find out what you’re feeling. You’ll know when...
The mellower music helps us to see a guy who is struggling to feed his family as opposed to only witnessing a dude pullin' a lick. The close-your-eyes-and-see-it caper is another episode in which Em gets witty ("I'm thirsty for this green so bad I'm dehydratin'") and visual ...