Amie popped over to the DOOL board to respond to this topic, which got me to thinking I'd get a lot of good responses over here! Don't let me down, AMCers. :)
So.....
I'm listening to Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry." It is the song I curse because the telephone noise in it sounds like my cell phone. But I digress.
I just learned that it was written after Natalie Wood's death and is about the tabloids and the stories they ran about the tragic drowning.
I also know that Eric Clapton wrote "Tears in Heaven" about the 4-year-old son he lost when the boy fell out a window to his death. Clapton has said he will never perform or record the song again.
Do you know any music trivia like this? SHARE!
Posted by: Eve Date posted: Fri May 2 9:27:08 2008
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With Or Without You by U2 was written as an obsession/stalker song and Bono said it amazed him how often it was played at weddings as a love song. He said it is more of a breakup song.
Roy Orbison wrote Pretty Woman for his wife after watching her walking towards him on the street.
Posted by: mrskool Date posted: Thu May 1 14:13:27 2008
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Thanks for this great topic Susie ! I didnt know any of this stuff but i find it allvery interesting so now that you brought it to my attention i think i will look into it even more and hopefully find some books on the subject
Posted by: ingyandbert Date posted: Thu May 1 12:44:12 2008
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Anticipation was written about how Carly Simon felt while waiting for her hot date with Cat Stevens. That has always cracked me up, I guess because Cat Stevens is not the first person I think of when I think hot date.
Posted by: valleygirl Date posted: Thu May 1 11:58:23 2008
Message: The meaning behind Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi is pretty evident, but did you know that it was inspired by her first visit to Waikiki, Hawaii? She gazed at the wondrous green mountains from her hotel balcony, but when she looked down she saw nothing but a sea of parking lots.
Posted by: Cinnamon Girl Date posted: Thu May 1 1:35:46 2008
Message: I know quite a few song trivias since I really love music. One of the stories that was always interesting to me was the song "How Long" by Ace (from 1975). Many people thought the song was a love song, the lead singer requesting, "How long has this been going on" thinking he's talking to his cheating girl friend. The song is actually written by Paul Carrack (later in the group Mike and the Mechanics) and it's a semi-bitter song to his former bass player Terry Comer, who left the band Ace to join another band. Paul felt betrayed. Ironically, Terry returned to Ace to play bass on the song "How Long".
Mia Farrow traveled (well known) to India with The Beatles. Her sister Prudence went along and could NOT believe what the press was doing. They hid everywhere - in trees, hallways...everywhere. She couldn't take it anymore and just stayed in her room and John Lennon penned Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play...!!
Same trip it was reported the Maharishi attempted to rape Mia. John Lennon was pissed, ended the relationship then wrote a song with the Maharishi's name in it. Fearing he'd be sued he changed it to Sexy Sadie:
Sexy Sadie what have you done
You made a fool of everyone
You made a fool of everyone
Sexy Sadie oooh what have you done.
