From time to time, we like to pick and choose several songs with backstories that aren’t necessarily front and center in the music archives. These are the songs we all know, love, and sing along to whose behind-the-scenes stories aren’t well known to the public, or even to the fans of these bands. The following songs are not just super famous or addictive to listen to. They also happen to have some interesting stories behind them.
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The thing is, we just never knew about them. After reading this, you’re gonna wanna play the songs again. And this time, you’ll listen with a new perspective (which is always refreshing).
We will be covering the following songs:
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
Toto – Africa (1982)
Leonard Cohen – Chelsea Hotel No. 2 (1974)
Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water (1973)
The Who – Baba O’Riley (1971)
The Animals – The Real House of the Rising Sun (1964)
Dolly Parton – I Will Always Love You (1974)
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car (1988)