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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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  • Bruce Springsteen performing in 1977

    Why Bruce Springsteen Wasn’t Afraid to Give Up This Future Top 20 Hit (And Who Got It Instead)

    March 2, 2026, 3:21 pm

  • 3 Rock Songs From the 1980s Where the Lead Singer Is Not the Main Character

    Van Halen’s Producer “Wasn’t Wild” About “Jump” at First—in Fact, It’s Still Not One of His Favorite Songs

    March 2, 2026, 1:00 pm

  • The Righteous Brothers performing

    This 1965 Love Song Originally Started as a Prison Song Until Decades in Film and Television Made It Romantic

  • Buddy Holly performing

    This Classic 1957 Rock Song Connects The Beatles, John Wayne, and The Crickets

    March 2, 2026, 9:30 am

  • How Wandering Eyes at a Party Led To Love And Rockets’ Biggest Smash

    March 2, 2026, 6:00 am

  • Jeff Bridges Sold Two Songs He Wrote to Quincy Jones in 1969, and One Ended Up in a Dustin Hoffman Film

    March 2, 2026, 6:00 am

  • The Temptations in the late 60s

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    This 1971 Soul Hit by The Temptations Is So Smooth, You’d Never Know How Tense the Studio Was While They Recorded It

    March 1, 2026, 5:00 pm

  • Glen Campbell performing in the 1960s

    The Fundamental Message That Songwriter Jimmy Webb Thought Was Lost in Glen Campbell’s “Galveston”

    March 1, 2026, 3:00 pm

  • Thomas Rhett’s Father Almost Talked Him Out of His First No. 1 Single

    Thomas Rhett’s Father Almost Talked Him out of His First No. 1 Single

  • Robert Smith of the Cure

    The Cure Went Pop Instead of Goth for Their First US Top 40 Hit

    March 1, 2026, 5:00 am

  • How The Human League Returned to Their Strengths for One Last US Hit

    February 28, 2026, 4:00 pm

  • The Tragic Story Behind the Last Single Glen Campbell Ever Released

    The Tragic Story Behind the Last Single Glen Campbell Ever Released

    February 28, 2026, 11:00 am

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