Maanantai: Apulanta’s Monday Single from the Summer of 2000
How Apulanta's Maanantai came together: Toni Wirtanen's song, recorded in 1999, released in July 2000 on Levy-yhtiö and peaking at No. 2 in Finland.
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Homeopathy: Rainer Maria’s Closing-Stretch Song From Past Worn Searching
The story of Homeopathy, the eighth track on Rainer Maria's 1997 Polyvinyl debut album Past Worn Searching, and how the record has stayed in print since.
Volare Song Meaning: What “Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu” Is About
Volare (Nel blu, dipinto di blu) by Domenico Modugno, 1958: a dream of a man painted blue who flies into the sky, then finds that sky in his lover's eyes.
Forever Young Song Meaning: Alphaville’s Cold War Anthem
Forever Young by Alphaville (1984) is about youth lived under the fear of nuclear war. Here's the story behind it, what each verse means, and the other songs with the same title.
Sweater Weather Song Meaning: Intimacy, Cold Air and a Bi Anthem
Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood is a love song that uses cold weather as a reason to get close. Here's what each part means and why it became a bi anthem.
Who Wrote Blue Bayou? Roy Orbison, Joe Melson and Its History
Roy Orbison and Joe Melson wrote Blue Bayou. Orbison recorded it in 1961 and released it in 1963. Linda Ronstadt's 1977 cover became the bigger US hit.
Alex Ibarra: The 1990s Pop Singer of Vaya Manera de Extrañar
Alex Ibarra is a Spanish-language pop singer and actor known for the albums Yo Quiero Contigo (1991) and No Busques Más Pretextos (1993) and early-1990s hits.
Mr. Grinch by Dr. Seuss: How a Villain’s Insult Song Was Written and Credited
The story behind You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch: Dr. Seuss's words, Albert Hague's music, and the uncredited bass voice of Thurl Ravenscroft in the 1966 special.
Rare Bird: The English Progressive Rock Band Behind “Sympathy”
Rare Bird were an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1969, known for the hit single Sympathy and five studio albums released before their 1975 split.
Adamo: The Belgian-Italian Balladeer Behind Tombe la neige
Adamo is a Belgian-Italian singer and composer of romantic ballads, known for Tombe la neige and Inch'Allah, with over 80 million records sold since the 1960s.