Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Deep Purple

Deep Purple

Deep Purple

Deep Purple is viewed as one of the world’s hardest and loudest touring bands. The English rock band has earned themselves a reputable title of being the pacesetters for the modernized hard rock and the...

Lonely People

America

America’s “Lonely People” Lyrics Meaning

America member Dan Peek reportedly conceptualized “Lonely People” as a response to The Beatles’ classic “Eleanor Rigby” (1966), a song which “is often described as a lament for lonely people”.  And he was inspired to do so immediately after...

Raspberry Beret

Prince

“Raspberry Beret” by Prince

It’s not like back in the 1980s berets were necessarily fashionable in mainstream American society. Yes, in terms of individuals they may have been worn, particularly by women, in the name of fashion. But wearing one, even...

La Luna

Belinda Carlisle

“La Luna” by Belinda Carlisle

The title of this song (“La Luna”), as you perhaps already know, simply translates to “The Moon”. And you know how they say that people, succinctly put, get more sensually excited when there’s a full moon? Well...

Mustapha

Queen

Queen’s “Mustapha” Lyrics Meaning

The title of this Queen track (“Mustapha”) is in fact a name of Muslim origin. And accordingly, perhaps the simplest way to describe the lyrics, at least on the surface, are as a shoutout...

Who Wants to Live Forever

Queen

“Who Wants to Live Forever” by Queen

Queen’s “Who Wants to Live Forever” has a unique, even science-fiction backdrop. It was written for and inspired by a movie called Highlander (1986).  Fans of this franchise know that that storyline is based on a...

Ghost of You

Selena Gomez

“Ghost of You” by Selena Gomez

As pointed out later in the article, Selena Gomez’s “Ghost of You” made headlines in 2021, over a decade after it was released, due to comparison in name it drew to a song Justin Bieber dropped in...

Without You

The Kid LAROI

“Without You” by The Kid Laroi

According to The Kid Laroi, “Without You” was inspired by “a girl or two or three” that he had relations with in the past.  And perhaps the fact that it is based on more than one...