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.
(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) UNITED STATES – JANUARY 01: Photo of U2; L-R: The Edge, Larry Mullen Jnr, Adam Clayton, Bono – posed, group shot, Joshua Tree press conference (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
CIRCA 1960: Loretta Lynn holds her acoustic guitar as she poses for a portrait wearing a cowboy hat, a scarf and western shirt outside a log cabin in circa 1960. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
US singer Gloria Gaynor performing in Hamburg, Germany, 05 March 2017. Gloria Gaynor became famous world-wide in 1978 with her hit 'I will survive' Photo: Markus Scholz/dpa | usage worldwide (Photo by Markus Scholz/picture alliance via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC: JULY 12 — Police tape flutters in the wind at a scene of an early morning shootout in Southeast Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. (Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
NEW YORK – AUGUST 21: Reba McEntire performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on August 21, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Janette Pellegrini/WireImage)
