“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” is a song with more pop-media references than can be mentioned here. Also, as noted later in the article, Gil Scott-Heron was more of a poet than he was a songwriter...
The United States is a country which, rightfully so, serves as a shining example of workers’ rights to many other parts of the world. But things weren’t always like this. Those of us familiar with US...
It has been noted that “Folsom Prison Blues” is a combination of two subgenres which were popular in country music at the time, those being “the train song and the prison song”. There are songs of similar nature...
“Like I Love Country Music” is a love song that compares the love the narrator has for a significant other to his endless love for country music. She has him hooked on like a...
Johnny Cash’s popular track “Hurt” is actually the cover of a song by the Nine Inch Nails that was originally released in 1995. The lyrics are exactly the same as the original with the exception...
There are two prevailing theories concerning the meaning of this classic song (“Hurt”). One is that it fits the overall narrative of “The Downward Spiral” CD, with one of the main themes of the album...
“God’s Gonna Cut You Down” dates back to a moment in time when the likes of folk songs dominated the American music scene. And folk songs, as they are, tend to be more substantial, as...
Within the context of this song, “redemption day” apparently represents a yet-to-come moment in time in which justice will spring forth from the suffering of men. And this applies to the entirety of mankind. Putting...