Bruce Springsteen wrote "Hungry Heart" for who?
When Bruce Springsteen decided to double up on songs for his 1980 album, The River, he also decided to keep its biggest hit for himself instead of giving it to the punk rock band he originally wrote i...
6 Juli 202211min
How “Sweet Emotion” helped put Aerosmith on the Mount Rushmore of Rock
They’re not exactly as wholesome as apple pie, but they have been anointed “America’s Greatest Rock Band” for good reason. Aerosmith have sold more hard rock albums than any other American band, and t...
22 Juni 202212min
The Bob Dylan song that Jimi Hendrix made his own
Bob Dylan wrote “All Along The Watchtower” for his 1967 album, John Wesley Harding, after realizing he was getting swindled by his own management and record label. Jimi Hendrix immediately covered the...
8 Juni 202211min
How The Romantics went from Motor City Rockers to MTV darlings
Straight out of Detroit Rock City, The Romantics made their first entry into the Billboard chart with a high-energy tune sung by their drummer. That song, “What I Like About You,” later became the sub...
25 Maj 20228min
Judas Priest's "Living After Midnight:" Metal Gods riding the razor’s edge of British Steel
When Judas Priest released their classic British Steel album in 1980, it paved the way for metal music to really hit the mainstream, and is one of the reasons the band were finally given the Rock & Ro...
11 Maj 202215min
Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell”: from punk rocker to pop star
“Rebel Yell” by Billy Idol is now a classic for good reason. It showcases his unique ability to put a hard edge on a pop song, and it was one of the reasons his 1983 Rebel Yell album went double plati...
27 Apr 202212min
The Cars’ biggest hit was a pop oddity
“Drive” by The Cars was their biggest hit, with a video that sparked a long marriage for Ric Ocasek and supermodel Paulina Porizkova, but the song touches on unusual questions. Cruise through the hist...
13 Apr 202211min
The Thrill Ride of Van Halen's "Panama"
Van Halen’s rip-roaring “Panama” from their classic album 1984 is a song about a car, and a girl, and it represents a joyful, pedal-to-the-metal breakout moment for the band just before frontman David...
30 Mars 202213min
