May 31, 2014
Brad Paisley - She's Everything
The music and lyrics for this song were written by Wil Nance, for his wife, Holly.
Brad re-wrote a small portion of the lyrics to personalize the song more
closely to his own life. It is one of Paisley's three songs certified Platinum by the RIAA, the others being "Then" and "Whiskey Lullaby".
May 26, 2014
Brad Paisley - Mud On The Tires
This song reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2004.
The music video features Brad performing the song live at an event called Mudstock while people party and watch from a very muddy terrain. Also during the video, two women argue about whether Brad “plays great” or “looks better” and end up fighting in the mud (parodying a Miller Lite commercial) as Brad and Little Jimmy Dickens watch the commercial and admit they will buy whatever the commercial is selling.
The music video features Brad performing the song live at an event called Mudstock while people party and watch from a very muddy terrain. Also during the video, two women argue about whether Brad “plays great” or “looks better” and end up fighting in the mud (parodying a Miller Lite commercial) as Brad and Little Jimmy Dickens watch the commercial and admit they will buy whatever the commercial is selling.
May 22, 2014
I Hate Kate - I'm In Love With A Sociopath
I Hate Kate was founded in November 2004 by former Zebrahead frontman Justin Mauriello.
In June 2010, a woman named Kate, after whom the band was named, left frontman Justin Mauriello an angry voicemail about the use of her name for the band and threatening legal action. The band felt it was in their best interest to change their name to Darling Thieves, under which name the new album was released on June 17, 2010.
In June 2010, a woman named Kate, after whom the band was named, left frontman Justin Mauriello an angry voicemail about the use of her name for the band and threatening legal action. The band felt it was in their best interest to change their name to Darling Thieves, under which name the new album was released on June 17, 2010.
May 18, 2014
Doves - There Goes The Fear
In the UK this song was released as a cheap limited edition single featuring
just this song, retailing at 99 pence. It was deleted after its first
day on sale hence its high chart entry and rapid fall (in its second
week it tumbled 31 places to #34).
When asked in a 2010 interview with Under the Radar as to why the single was released and deleted on the same day, Jez Williams stated, "It was to do something different from the norm. Just wanted to try something different really. I can't remember exactly whose idea it was. It might have been the manager's, but we were kind of into it. A kind of statement, in a way. We liked the fact that you could only get a hold of a certain amount of this or a certain amount of that. Especially in this day and age of readily available bits of music, it's kind of nice: a physical copy that's precious to you because you managed to get to the shop that day and actually own that."
When asked in a 2010 interview with Under the Radar as to why the single was released and deleted on the same day, Jez Williams stated, "It was to do something different from the norm. Just wanted to try something different really. I can't remember exactly whose idea it was. It might have been the manager's, but we were kind of into it. A kind of statement, in a way. We liked the fact that you could only get a hold of a certain amount of this or a certain amount of that. Especially in this day and age of readily available bits of music, it's kind of nice: a physical copy that's precious to you because you managed to get to the shop that day and actually own that."
May 4, 2014
Chris Cagle - What Kinda Gone
Having reached a peak position of number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in April 2008, this song became Cagle's first Top 5 single since 2003's "Chicks Dig It", and his eleventh chart single overall.
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade saying that song is "packed with personality" and that he was "smiling from the first verse".
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade saying that song is "packed with personality" and that he was "smiling from the first verse".
May 2, 2014
Bruce Springsteen - Because The Night
Springsteen gave this song
to Patti Smith in 1976 because he thought it would suit her voice. He
was also in a legal battle with his manager, Mike Appel, that kept Bruce
from recording for almost three years. It became the only hit for Patti
Smith.
When
Springsteen gave this to Patti Smith, He had the music and the chorus
written, but not the verses. She wrote the words in one night.
Smith's version made the song more of a passionate lust story, which the pre-chorus of "Touch me now" at the end of the song. When Springsteen performed the song, his lyrics were more comforting to the girl, as he took the persona of a working man ("I work all day out in the hot sun") tempering her fears with his love, telling her, "They can't hurt you now." The different versions provide an interesting contrast, as they show the perspectives of each side of the couple depicted in the song.
Smith's version made the song more of a passionate lust story, which the pre-chorus of "Touch me now" at the end of the song. When Springsteen performed the song, his lyrics were more comforting to the girl, as he took the persona of a working man ("I work all day out in the hot sun") tempering her fears with his love, telling her, "They can't hurt you now." The different versions provide an interesting contrast, as they show the perspectives of each side of the couple depicted in the song.
May 1, 2014
Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street
This is one of many early Springsteen songs featuring cars - in this case a Chevy. Some others were "Thunder Road," "Backstreets," and "Pink Cadillac."
Bruce explained to Rolling Stone in 2010: "When you pick a song title like 'Racing In The Street,' that's a hard song to write. But that was sort of the local culture of Asbury in the '70s, which was still deeply enmeshed in car culture. If you went to the Stone Pony, it was a constant circle of souped-up muscle cars on Saturday and Sunday. Once again, I sort of stood outside of it, I was hitchhiking, I didn't have a car! But I wanted one real bad."
Bruce explained to Rolling Stone in 2010: "When you pick a song title like 'Racing In The Street,' that's a hard song to write. But that was sort of the local culture of Asbury in the '70s, which was still deeply enmeshed in car culture. If you went to the Stone Pony, it was a constant circle of souped-up muscle cars on Saturday and Sunday. Once again, I sort of stood outside of it, I was hitchhiking, I didn't have a car! But I wanted one real bad."
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