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How “Sweet Emotion” helped put Aerosmith on the Mount Rushmore of Rock
Episode 167
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 h…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Bob Dylan song that Jimi Hendrix made his own
Episode 119
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…
3 years, 11 months ago
How The Romantics went from Motor City Rockers to MTV darlings
Episode 162
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 …
4 years ago
Judas Priest's "Living After Midnight:" Metal Gods riding the razor’s edge of British Steel
Episode 157
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 th…
4 years ago
Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell”: from punk rocker to pop star
Episode 148
“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 …
4 years, 1 month ago
The Cars’ biggest hit was a pop oddity
Episode 145
“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 to…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Thrill Ride of Van Halen's "Panama"
Episode 154
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 brea…
4 years, 2 months ago
Investigating Elvis Costello’s “Watching The Detectives”
Episode 164
Elvis Costello’s first song to chart in the US was “Watching The Detectives,” a song born out of a night spent listening to The Clash with lyrics tha…
4 years, 2 months ago
How Deep Purple’s classic song was born out of flames
Episode 170
“Smoke On The Water” by Deep Purple is a true account of a horrific fire that the band witnessed in Switzerland while waiting to record the Machine H…
4 years, 3 months ago
The J. Geils Band’s hit song about love gone wrong
Episode 160
The new episode of the Behind The Song podcast is about the lyrics and history of “Love Stinks” by The J. Geils Band. An anti-Valentine’s tune that w…
4 years, 3 months ago