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

Vexed — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 01:46:29 GMT

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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EricC28201 — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:29:07 GMT

Ridin' The Storm Out - REO Speedwagon

The band was travelling between shows in Colorado. They drove into a snow storm, decided to prank their manager by getting lost on purpose and ended up getting really lost.

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BobH07 — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:42:06 GMT

Tears In Heaven: Eric Clapton on the death of his son

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BobH07 — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:43:29 GMT

Leader Of The Band: Dan Fogelberg about his father

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BobH07 — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:54:17 GMT

Sara Smile: Hall & Oates about Daryl's girlfriend Sara Allen

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MaVolta — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:35:02 GMT

Garden Party - Rick Nelson

Written about his experience performing at Madison Square Garden 1971 rock n roll concert.

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BeatleloverKT — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:21:39 GMT

The Ballad of John and Yoko, Fab 4️⃣

It describes the events of their

wedding and their highly publicized

“Bed In” on their Honeymoon

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Raynyky — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 22:29:50 GMT

Same Old Lang Syne-Dan Fogelberg

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Vexed — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 20:20:55 GMT

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

(Well maybe not all the experiences.) 😎

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EricC28201 — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:42:54 GMT

Hey Jude - The Beatles

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

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MaVolta — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:11:13 GMT

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! 😎✌️

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BeatleloverKT — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:19:49 GMT

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 🎼💜

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Vexed — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:49:21 GMT

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.

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BeatleloverKT — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:03:25 GMT

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 🎼💜

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Raynyky — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:57:50 GMT

Norwegian Wood-Beatles

Lyrics are about an extramarital affair John had.

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WebWiseWoman — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 01:31:28 GMT

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

#StaySafe

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BobH07 — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 19:51:35 GMT

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.

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MaVolta — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:33:30 GMT

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.

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Raynyky — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 02:08:32 GMT

Cold Turkey-John Lennon

Deals with John and Yoko’s withdrawal from drugs.

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EricC28201 — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 17:23:47 GMT

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.