by Kevin Morton | Oct 10, 2017
Welsh singer Duffy co-wrote this with Steve Booker. She decribes the lyrics: “The lyrics were about having a feeling towards someone, whether it’s a romantic feeling or just some chemistry that you don’t want, and you desperately want to be released from...
by Kevin Morton | Feb 8, 2015
What an evocative and atmospheric song this is. Some recordings have a life that goes beyond their time on the charts, and this mid-60s “baroque rock” piece (the harpsichord makes it such) was written by a band member about a real girl, which makes it all...
by Kevin Morton | Jun 16, 2014
“Yellow” is a song by British alternative rock band Coldplay. The band wrote the song and co-produced it with producer Ken Nelson for their debut album, Parachutes (2000). The song’s lyrics are a reference to band vocalist Chris Martin’s...
by Kevin Morton | Jan 16, 2013
In a 1971 interview with Rolling Stone, Lennon recalled the background to this song: “I remember I was just going through this paranoia trying to write something and nothing would come out so I just lay down and tried to not write and then this came out, the...
by Kevin Morton | Jan 16, 2013
Written by band members Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain, the song is a power ballad whose lyrics are an empowering plea to a lover to forgive past wrongdoings and agree to start anew. It is one of the band’s most recognizable radio hits and their biggest US...
