It is so obvious the similarities between Phil Collins’ “Sussudio” and Prince’s “1999,” particularly in the synthesizer riff and groove. When “Sussudio” was released in 1985, some accused Collins of borrowing heavily from Prince’s...
The Oscars – or Academy Awards as they’re also called – are prestigious accolades that are associated with the film industry. For instance, in order for a track to qualify for the highly-coveted Best Original...
The easiest way to describe the premise behind Ellie Goulding’s “Easy Lover” is as it being centered on a female who has fallen in love with a guy whom she already knew beforehand is a...
To begin with, the lyrics of Phil Collins’ “Take Me with You” are quite ambiguous. For instance, it is never specified what the exact nature of the relationship between the vocalist and addressee is....
The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows” sounds a lot like a rock song you might hear on the radio even today. But music scholars have concluded that such is not only an acoustic quality of this song....
For starters, “Solsbury Hill” is an actual location found in Peter Gabriel’s homeland of England. And the song commences with the vocalist chillin’ at said locality, as in beholding the ‘city lights’ underneath and seemingly...
“Thru These Walls” tells the tale of a terribly lonely and depressed man who for some reason has imprisoned himself at home. Throughout the song, it is never made exactly clear why he chooses...
Despite The Supremes’ “You Can’t Hurry Love” utilizing some versatile wording, the sentiments expressed are uniform throughout. And they are respectively relayed by two different characters, the singer’s and her mother. The singer’s main characteristic...
“Behind the Lines” is part of a collection of songs featured on Genesis’s 10th studio album, Duke, which are about the romantic relationship of Albert, a fictional character. At the time the band put this song together, frontman Phil Collins...
Genesis‘ hit song “Mama” tells the tale of a young lad who is deeply in love or rather obsessed with a woman older than him. Said woman is apparently a working girl. And it...
