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Song Meanings 

The Meaning of Neil Young’s “Long May You Run”

July 22, 2022 Updated: December 18, 2022 Chris Huber 0 Comments Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Stills-Young Band

Listening to Neil Young’s “Long May You Run” for the first time, you may assume that it’s a love song

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The Meaning of Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams”

July 21, 2022 Updated: December 18, 2022 Chris Huber 2 Comments Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” is one of the most celebrated songs in the band’s entire catalogue, and a staple of their

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The Meaning of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band’s “Blinded By The Light”

July 18, 2022 Updated: December 18, 2022 Chris Huber 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Not many know that the song “Blinded by the Light”, made famous by British rockers Manfred Mann’s Earth Band in

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The Meaning of the Eagles’ “Life in the Fast Lane”

July 13, 2022 Updated: December 17, 2022 Chris Huber 0 Comments Eagles

The first three tracks on the Eagles’ 1976 album Hotel California were back-to-back massive hits, all of which are still

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The Meaning of Sugar Ray’s “Every Morning”

July 12, 2022 Updated: December 18, 2022 Chris Huber 0 Comments Sugar Ray

Sugar Ray scored a massive hit with 1999’s “Every Morning”, the lead single from their third album 14:59. The laid-back,

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The Meaning of Led Zeppelin’s “Going to California”

July 12, 2022 Updated: July 12, 2022 Chris Huber 1 Comment Led Zeppelin

While Led Zeppelin are generally known for more hard-hitting songs, “Going to California” takes a much more gentle approach, and

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The Meaning of Jimmy Buffett’s “Come Monday”

July 12, 2022 Updated: December 18, 2022 Chris Huber 0 Comments Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett’s “Come Monday” is often spoken of as one of the songwriter’s best, and we tend to agree with

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The Meaning of Seals and Crofts’ “Summer Breeze”

July 11, 2022 Updated: July 11, 2022 Chris Huber 1 Comment Seals and Crofts

Seals and Crofts’ “Summer Breeze” is one of the most iconic summertime anthems of all time, from the songwriting duo

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The Meaning of Don Henley’s “The Boys of Summer”

July 11, 2022 Updated: December 18, 2022 Chris Huber 0 Comments Don Henley, Eagles

The Eagles may have broken up in 1980, but Don Henley certainly wasn’t done writing the hits. He had a

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The Meaning of the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive”

July 11, 2022 Updated: December 18, 2022 Chris Huber 0 Comments Bee Gees

The brotherly trio that is the Bee Gees produced a massive hit with “Stayin’ Alive” in the late 70s. As

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The Meaning of Train’s “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)”

June 16, 2022 Updated: December 18, 2022 Chris Huber 9 Comments Train

When Train’s “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” was released in January of 2001, it was an instant hit, finding its

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The Meaning of Blackstreet’s “No Diggity”

June 6, 2022 Updated: June 6, 2022 Chris Huber 0 Comments Blackstreet, Dr. Dre, Queen Pen

In 1996, Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” took the world by storm when it was released as the first single from the

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The Meaning of Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart”

June 5, 2022 Updated: February 27, 2023 Chris Huber 6 Comments Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler’s 1983 hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart” is one of the most enduring classics of the 80s. Written

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The Meaning of The Steeldrivers’ “Where Rainbows Never Die”

May 22, 2022 Updated: August 27, 2022 Chris Huber 5 Comments Chris Stapleton, The Steeldrivers

Before rising to fame as a solo artist, Chris Stapleton had his hands in a number of projects, including a

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The Meaning of Car Seat Headrest’s “Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales”

May 13, 2022 Updated: February 27, 2023 Chris Huber 0 Comments Car Seat Headrest

When songwriter Will Toledo was first starting out, he used to record vocals in the back seat of his car,

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The Meaning of the Eagles’ “New Kid in Town”

May 13, 2022 Updated: January 8, 2023 Chris Huber 0 Comments Eagles

As the debut single from the Eagles’ famous 1976 album Hotel California, which also contained hits “Hotel California” and “Life

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The Meaning of Cage The Elephant’s “Cigarette Daydreams”

May 13, 2022 Updated: October 30, 2022 Chris Huber 0 Comments Cage The Elephant

Cage The Elephant’s “Cigarette Daydreams” is a melancholy tune about somebody who feels lost in life, but isolates themselves from

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The Meaning of blink-182’s “Adam’s Song”

May 12, 2022 Updated: October 26, 2022 Chris Huber 0 Comments Blink-182

blink-182 made a name for themselves in the late 90s and into the 2000s with high-energy songs filled with juvenile

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The Meaning of Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold”

May 12, 2022 Updated: May 12, 2022 Chris Huber 0 Comments Neil Young

Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” is a classic song about the search for true love and companionship in life, with

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The Meaning of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven”

May 12, 2022 Updated: October 20, 2022 Chris Huber 10 Comments Led Zeppelin

Love it or hate it, Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” is one of the most popular rock songs of all

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