Inspired by a rough patch he went through with his girlfriend Hallie Ray Light, Parker McCollum penned this song about navigating the difficult times in a loving relationship. What in the Hell does.. Read more

In the second verse, Keith Urban recounts how he got a lot of negative comments when he was trying to get his break into the music community. "I had plenty of those people in my life that didn't belie.. Read more

Hailing from Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, Terri Clark got her start by playing for tips at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, a legendary honky-tonk bar across the alley from Nashville’s historic Ryman Audito.. Read more

The first recording was an acoustic version on Simon & Garfunkel's first album, Wednesday Morning, 3 AM, which was billed as "exciting new sounds in the folk tradition," and sold about 2000 copies. Wh.. Read more

In 1969, a revolutionary time for popular music, Billy Joe Royal, a country pop star and a Georgia native, made the national Top 20 with a silly, mildly salacious little ditty called “Cherry Hill Park.. Read more

This was featured in the movie That Thing You Do, starring Tom Hanks as the manager of the fictional '60s pop band The Wonders. In the movie, the song becomes their breakout hit and makes the band a h.. Read more

In the late 1940s to the early 1960s, expressing one’s love and feelings to another person materialized through a song. That explains why love songs thrived during that time. Hank Locklin’s “Send Me t.. Read more

Of all the songs written by Tillotson, this song is his most successful. It was inspired by his father's terminal illness, despite having lyrics that are sung as a lover to a heartbreaker. This was.. Read more

The up-tempo record “Poetry in Motion” which was released in September 1960 almost topped the pop chart in the US. The song peaked at No. 2; but in the UK, the single was more successful. It became a .. Read more

The line, "You're my pride and joy etcetera" ends the main chorus of this song. This was a dig at their record label, White Whale, who had been hounding them for another "Happy Together," which was Th.. Read more

This bright and brassy pop song was written by Gary Bonner and Alan Gordon, the same songwriting duo that were responsible for The Turtles previous hit, "Happy Together". Joe Wissert's production feat.. Read more

Despite what the title implies, this is not a song about a couple in love. According to Gary Bonner, who wrote the song with Alan Gordon, the song is about unrequited love. Our desperate singer wants .. Read more

This was written by Dewey "Spooner" Oldham and Dan Penn, whose other credits together include the hits "I'm Your Puppet" (a hit for James and Bobby Purify), "It Tears Me Up" (a hit for Percy Sledge) a.. Read more

This song is about a guy who gets a letter from his former love telling him that she wants him back, and the guy wants to fly out and see her immediately. The Nashville songwriter Wayne Carson Thompso.. Read more

"Rhythm Of The Rain" was written by The Cascades lead singer John Gummoe, who told SongFacts the story in October 2008: "I wrote 'Rhythm of the Rain' over a period of time, but the lyrics began while .. Read more

Don't You Care spent 14 weeks on the charts in 1967 and reached Number 6. It was the second hit for The Buckinghams... Read more

"Kind of a Drag" was written by Jim Holvay, who was a friend of the band's from Chicago. It is The Buckingham's only #1 hit, although they peeked into the Top 10 twice more and charted a couple more t.. Read more

In November of 1963, Jackie Deshannon, who wrote the song, released the original version. The Searchers covered it in 1964. I am using their version for my backing track. {image1}.. Read more

The session to record this song was scheduled for May 20, 1964, but The Drifters lead singer Rudy Lewis was found dead that morning (the cause of death is unclear, but likely either a drug overdose or.. Read more

"On Broadway" was a collaboration between the familiar songwriting team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, and the also-successful team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. As such, it represents an especia.. Read more

First recorded by Little Eva, this breezy summertime song evokes the high-rise apartments in American cities where urban dwellers could escape from the stresses of daily living by climbing onto the ta.. Read more

In "Lonely Avenue: The Unlikely Life & Times of Doc Pomus" , Alex Halberstadt explains that "one night, Doc Pomus found a wedding invitation in a hatbox, and back came his most vivid memory from his w.. Read more

Wanted to do some Drifters' songs. I found this arrangement from Rick James and I added some Drifters harmonies and some Jay and the Americans harmonies, too. Originally, this RJ arrangement was for.. Read more

This song is often known by its first line, "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire," as "The Christmas Song" doesn't appear in the lyric. Here's the story of how this song was written: Mel Torme and .. Read more

"Happy Holiday" was introduced by Bing Crosby and MarjorieReynolds (dubbed by Martha Mears) in the 1942 film Holiday Inn. It is used in a scene when the Inn opens for the first time. While it i.. Read more