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Behind The Song

We here at American Songwriter are obsessed with uncovering the meaning behind our favorite songs. Below, you’ll find deep dives into big hits, deep cuts, and everything in between.

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  • Waylon Jennings in the 1960s

    The Heartwarming Reason Why Waylon Jennings Included a Beatles Cover on This 1966 Album

    March 9, 2026, 10:36 am

  • The Uncharacteristic Hit by The Hollies That Indirectly Saved the Band

    March 9, 2026, 7:15 am

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  • 3 Iconic Country Artists Who Built Their Entire Sound Around One Place

    Dolly Parton Once Gave a Confusing Note to Jeff “Skunk” Baxter in the Studio, but I Actually Think He Nailed It

    March 8, 2026, 5:00 pm

  • Ozzy Osbourne performing in 2000

    Ozzy Osbourne Once Rejected This Song From a Y2K Power Pop Band, but Now I Can’t Unhear It

    March 8, 2026, 3:00 pm

  • Shania Twain performing in the mid-1990s

    How Shania Twain’s Debut Single Showed Up in the Eleventh Hour (and Connected Her to an Iconic Pop-Punk Canadian Years Later)

    March 8, 2026, 1:30 pm

  • This Multi-Platinum Kenny Chesney Hit Almost Went to 2 Other Country Acts First

    This Multi-Platinum Kenny Chesney Hit Almost Went to Two Other Country Acts First

    March 7, 2026, 2:00 pm

  • How KC And The Sunshine Band Left the Disco Ball Behind for Their Last No. 1 Hit

    March 7, 2026, 7:00 am

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    The Huey Lewis Hit That Showed He Could Score With the Slow Stuff

  • The Disney Song Almost Cut From ‘The Little Mermaid’ That Became One of the Studio’s Most Beloved Ballads

    The Disney Song Almost Cut From ‘The Little Mermaid’ That Became One of the Studio’s Most Beloved Ballads

    March 6, 2026, 9:58 am

  • The Birthday Gift That Accidentally Sparked One of Paul Simon’s Most Iconic Songs

    The Birthday Gift That Accidentally Sparked One of Paul Simon’s Most Iconic Songs

    March 5, 2026, 4:02 pm

  • Revisit Cash’s best covers below that saw him turn someone else’s story into his own. Never has a cover sounded so innate as they do here.

    Johnny Cash Lifted a Bob Dylan Melody for This 1964 Single (But That’s Okay, Because Dylan Stole the Melody, Too)

    March 5, 2026, 2:11 pm

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