Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

The Last Day of 1934

Al Stewart

“The Last Day of 1934” by Al Stewart

As will be noted later in this post, Al Stewart’s “The Last Day of 1934” is part of an album entitled “Past, Present and Future”. And accordingly the track is based on a historical event that...

Secret

Joshua Bassett

“Secret” by Joshua Bassett

“Secret” is the second installment in a trilogy of songs where, as generally accepted, the addressee is Joshua Bassett’s High School Musical co-star Olivia Rodrigo.  The two of them have been having this theoretical back-and-forth ever since...

Whiskey Me Away

Jason Aldean

“Whiskey Me Away” by Jason Aldean

The title of this song (“Whiskey Me Away”) is a play on words of a popular term that actually goes whisk me away. Said expression, within the context of a narrative such as this, points to the...

Heathens

AURORA

AURORA’s “Heathens” Lyrics Meaning

Aurora’s most recent project, which includes this song (“Heathens”) we’re covering today, apparently, judging by its title for instance, features the young vocalist deciding to tackle some established, and shall we say complicated religious doctrine. ...

Cheri Cheri Lady

Modern Talking

“Cheri Cheri Lady” by Modern Talking

As alluded to later in this article, despite all of Modern Talking’s songs apparently being in English, they haven’t performed particularly well in Anglophone countries. The two artists who made up the act are both...