Songs of true stories that happened to the songwriter(s)

Two of us, Beatles

Although many believe it’s about John&Paul,

it’s actually about Paul&Linda. They used to

take long rides together and she would

encourage him to get lost on purpose. On

one such trip, she got out to explore and

he sat in the car and wrote this song. Or

so the story goes 🎼💜

There were a lot of relationship songs on the Fleetwood Mac '77 Rumors album.

"Go Your Own Way" - written by Lindsey Buckingham - about breaking up with Stevie Nicks.

"Dreams" - written by Stevie Nicks - about breaking up with Lindsey Buckingham.

"Don't Stop" - written by Christine McVie - about looking ahead to life without John McVie.

"You Make Loving Fun" - written by Christine McVie - about her new romance.

"The Chain" - written by them all - Stevie Nicks - Lindsey Buckingham - Christine McVie - John McVie - Mick Fleetwood - about the group's ode to ending of relationships.

No one set the bar higher with songs

about their inner relationship toils

then Fleetwood Mac. Here are a few

more, just off the cuff:

Little Lies

Never going back again

Second hand news

Silver Springs

Storms

I bet there’s more, but that’s for

another day 🎼💜

Norwegian Wood-Beatles 

Lyrics are about an extramarital affair John had. 

"Dawn's Highway" ~ Jim Morrison - The Doors

#StaySafe

I Wanna Learn A Love Song:  Harry Chapin

This is a true story about how Harry met his wife Sandy.

Sandy was married to another man. Sandy met Harry and asked him to teach her how to play the guitar. They fell in love and the rest is history.

Brother Loves’s Traveling Salvation Show - Neil Diamond

Diamond said that while traveling across the South, he attended a revival meeting in Jackson, Mississippi. It was held in a large tent. He  was curious, but soon got into the music, clapping and singing along with the rest of the crowd, which inspired him to write this song. 

Cold Turkey-John Lennon

Deals with John and Yoko’s withdrawal from drugs. 

Sue Me Sue You Blues - George Harrison

Venting about the miriad law suits that followed The Beatles break-up and dogged his solo career for years.

Strawberry Fields - The Beatles

…was the name of an orphanage where John would go to play with other kids. His Auntie Mimi told him to stay away fearing they would be a bad influence, to which John responded, “What are they going to do, hang me?”

And thus came…Nothing to get hung about.