John Denver – Leaving On A Jet Plane
JOHN DENVER WROTE A GOODBYE SONG — AND SOMEHOW IT BECAME A PLACE MILLIONS RETURN TO. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” begins with a door that has not quite closed…
Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon
About The Song This song was written by Bart Howard in 1954 as “In Other Words,” and it was introduced on the cabaret circuit by Felicia Saunders. Two years after…
Eagles – Tequila Sunrise
About The Song Prior to Desperados, Don Henley and Glenn Frey had chosen not to write songs collaboratively, preferring to write in solitude and bring their contributions to the studio.…
Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay
About The Song “Dock of the Bay” was based on a few thoughts and lines Redding came up with during some time he spent sitting and watching the ocean in…
Anne Murray – You Needed Me
About The Song If you have ever been in love with someone, you might be very well familiar with this situation. When you feel a sense of confusion and deep…
The Doors – Light My Fire
About The Song Recorded for their debut album, The Doors, released on Jac Holzman’s hip Elektra label, “Light My Fire”cast a malign shadow over the Summer of Love. It was…
Sam Cooke – A Change is Gonna Come
About The Song Cooke wrote this as a protest song to support the civil rights movement, as Black Americans fought for equality. Up to this point, most of his songs…
Anne Murray – I Just Fall in Love Again
About The Song Written by Steve Dorff, Harry Lloyd, Larry Herbstritt, and Gloria Sklerov, “I Just Fall in Love Again” tells the tale of a woman who found a man…
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
About The Song Guitarist Allen Collins came up with the music to “Free Bird” very early in the band’s songwriting process. But while everyone recognized the grace of the chord…
Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
About The Song “Sexual Healing” is one of American singer Marvin Gaye’s most infamous tracks. Released as the second track on his seventeenth studio album “Midnight Love”, which was released…
John Denver – Sunshine on My Shoulders
JOHN DENVER MADE SUNLIGHT SOUND LIKE A SONG — BUT “SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS” CARRIED A QUIET ACHE BENEATH THE WARMTH. Some songs do not arrive like an anthem. They…
The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel
About The Song “The Boxer” is a song by Simon and Garfunkel from their fifth studio album “Bridge over Troubled Water” in 1970. Additionally, it was produced by the duo…
Lou Rawls – You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
About The Song Sometimes we don’t know what we’ve got until it’s gone. The song was written by the Philadelphia songwriting and record production team of Kenny Gamble and Leon…
Anne Murray – Just Another Woman In Love
About The Song In 1984, Anne Murray earned her 8th number one single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The song is “Just Another Woman In Love,” a song…
Carpenters – We’ve Only Just Begun
About The Song In October 1970, The Carpenters released “We’ve Only Just Begun”. The song started as a commercial for Crocker National Bank. Written by a young Paul Williams and…
The O’Jays – Love Train
About The Song Released in 1972, it reached No. 1 on both the R&B Singles and the Billboard Hot 100 in February and March 1973 respectively, and No. 9 on…
Remembering John Denver With His Song “Rocky Mountain High”
JOHN DENVER DIDN’T JUST SING ABOUT THE ROCKIES — HE MADE A MOUNTAIN FEEL LIKE A SPIRITUAL HOMECOMING. “Rocky Mountain High” does not sound like a song trying to become…
The Beatles – Here Comes the Sun
About The Song “Here Comes the Sun” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. It was written by George Harrison and…
Bill Withers – Just The Two Of Us
About The Song When is a duet not a duet? When one of the key individuals is a vocalist and the other is a sax player. And yet both individuals…
Anne Murray – Danny’s Song
About The Song In 1973, Anne Murray’s “Danny’s Song” became one of the most successful hits for the Canadian country-pop star. The song made it to the Top 10 on…