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Vexed
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April 13, 2022

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

  • April 13, 2022
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Many songwriters are inspired to write from events that happened to them or their band members. What are some that you know?

 

 

"Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple -- written about the fire at the Montreux Switzerland, Frank Zappa concert, that Deep Purple's members were in the audience and they got safely out to a nearby restaurant and watched the smoke gather across Lake Geneva.

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BobH07
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
April 15, 2022

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.

WebWiseWoman
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
April 15, 2022

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

 

#StaySafe

Done with this "new" and "improved"... kinda like dotard improved America...
Raynyky
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
April 14, 2022

Norwegian Wood-Beatles 


Lyrics are about an extramarital affair John had. 

 

BeatleloverKT
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
April 14, 2022

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 🎼💜

Vexed
VexedAuthor
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
April 14, 2022

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.

BeatleloverKT
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
April 14, 2022

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 🎼💜

MaVolta
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
April 14, 2022

Signs - Five Man Electrical Band 

 

While traveling on California’s Route 66, singer Les Emmerson noticed so many billboards “blocking out the scenery” leading him to question the authority of who makes such rules anyway. Then he had a few other things to go on about! 😎✌️

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
EricC28201
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
April 14, 2022

Hey Jude - The Beatles

 

Written by Paul McCartney for Julian Lennon after John left him and his mother to be with Yoko Ono.

Vexed
VexedAuthor
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
April 14, 2022

"Monterey" - Eric Burdon & the Animals -- about their experiences at the '67 Monterey Pop Festival.

 

(Well maybe not all the experiences.) 😎

Raynyky
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
April 13, 2022

Same Old Lang Syne-Dan Fogelberg