A multi-instrumentalist and genre-defying artist, Lenny Kravitz's distinctive blend of rock, soul, and funk has made him a standout figure in the world of music. From his early hits like "Are You Gonna Go My Way" to his more introspective later work, Kravitz's undeniable talent for craf...
While I seem to still be the only person who enjoys "I Go to Extremes," my daughter was taken by "We Didn't Start the Fire." She is a bit of a history nerd, like her dad, and she loves lists, like her dad. So that song is right up her alley. "We Didn't Start The Fire"...
Joel says that the idea for the song came to him just after he'd turned 40. He was in the studio talking to a young adult who was talking about how tough the late '80s were for people his age. Telling Joel, "You were a kid in the fifties and everybody knows that nothing happened...
they were put in those booths. Otherwise, they were never used. I set up the band in a semicircle facing the control room, with the drums in the middle, Keith to the left of Charlie from my perspective, Ronnie's amp next to Keith, and then, to the...
"We Didn’t Start the Fire" Is a "Terrible Piece of Music" “It’s a terrible piece of music,” Joel once admitted, likening the melody to “a dentist drill.” In a 2021podcast appearance, he again noted that the song’s composition is “more annoying than musical,” this time desc...
"We Didn’t Start the Fire" Is a "Terrible Piece of Music" “It’s a terrible piece of music,” Joel once admitted, likening the melody to “a dentist drill.” In a 2021podcast appearance, he again noted that the song’s composition is “more annoying than musical,” this time desc...
been supplanted by chunky guitar chords and electric keyboards. Songs are built around riffs and rhythm, rather than Joel's fluid chord changes. It's a bold, surprising album, where the last guy you expected to conquer New Wave suddenly manages to distill the era with a nearly perfect ...
So those 4 chords are repeated throughout the whole song and it even sounds just fine with that Lyrics: (Picking Part) Hello my love It's good to see you Shining with the freshness of arrival And I see your beauty Standing there before me ...
“Good to Be Alone,” from Heartbreak Hits. There’s a little sarcasm in the title—like, is it really good to be alone? But it’s not a sarcastic song. It’s a country song, with just three chords. I’m proud of it because it feels kind of classic and universal, but I also ...
It finds durable value and ends up in storybook shelves through the ages. Song of the Troubadour captures this balance of longevity. At once, sweetly and simply it touches the deepest chords of human longing endearing itself to the hearts of every age. More than simply a story of good ...