Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Arthur James

James Arthur

James Arthur

James Arthur is a singer from the UK. He rose to fame after not only competing on but actually winning the The X Factor, which is a very-popular music-based talent competition. Emerging as a popular contestant...

ASAP Rocky

ASAP Rocky

ASAP Rocky

ASAP Rocky is a rapper associated with Harlem, New York, the neighborhood in which he was born. His unique moniker is partially derived from his affiliation with a hip-hop crew known as the A$AP Mob. He...

Ashanti

Ashanti

Ashanti

Ashanti is a singer who epitomizes turn-of-the-century American-female R&B. There are many hits which she has been a part of. Amongst her more-notable solo efforts are “Foolish” (2002) and “Only U” (2004). And she was a feature on even bigger tracks,...

Asking Alexandria

Asking Alexandria

Asking Alexandria

Asking Alexandria is a band which hails from North Yorkshire, England. However interesting to note is that they originally formed in 2006 in the Middle Eastern city of Dubai. They released their first album, “Stand Up...

Audioslave

Audioslave

Audioslave

Audioslave was a short-lived band that featured the lead singer of Soundgarden (Chris Cornell) alongside the following members of Rage Against the Machine: Tim Commerford Tom Morello Brad Wilk During their six years together, Audioslave released three...

August Alsina

August Alsina

August Alsina

August Alsina is a singer from New Orleans who moved to Houston early in life. He began posting his musical content onto YouTube when he was just 14. And by the time he was about 20...

No Hay Igual by Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado

“No Hay Igual” by Nelly Furtado

The title of this song (“No Hay Igual”) translates to “there is no equal”. And basically the lyrics read as if the addressee, that being the dude whom the singer is in love with, may possibly be...

Say It Right by Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado

“Say It Right” by Nelly Furtado

As alluded to in the facts section, this song is actually the result of an impromptu jam session which came about in the studio during the wee hours in the morning. During that time of day, the...

Do It by Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado

“Do It” by Nelly Furtado

It has been noted that “Do It” is centered on the singer’s desire to be sensually pleasured by the addressee, i.e. her romantic interest. And yes, that is the most-basic way of describing the sentiment...