Aretha Franklin – Respect
About The Song Originally written and recorded by Otis Redding in 1965, off of the soul singer’s third album Otis…
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Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
About The Song On June 16, 1965, on their second day of recording at Columbia Records’ Studio A in Manhattan,…
Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman
About The Song The song was written for Orbison’s first wife, Claudette Frady. One day, she left for the store…
Elvis Presley – All Shook Up
About The Song Elvis recorded “All Shook Up” at Radio Recorders in Hollywood on January 12, 1957. In a 1991…
Elvis Presley – It’s Now Or Never
About The Song When Elvis Presley recorded “It’s Now or Never” in 1960, he answered a challenge Frank Sinatra had…
The Police – Every Breath You Take
About The Song This is one of the most misinterpreted songs ever. It is about an obsessive stalker, but it…
Elvis Presley – Girl Happy
About The Song – “Girl Happy” is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for…
Roxette – It Must Have Been Love
About The Song Ironically, for a song which has been ubiquitous on the radio and in clubs for over 30…
Elvis Presley – Don’t Be Cruel (1956)
About The Song “Don’t Be Cruel” was released as a single together with Elvis Presley’s high-selling jukebox hit “Hound Dog”…
Elvis Presley – Stuck On You
About The Song When Elvis left the army in March 1960, no one knew that “Stuck on You” would be…
Elvis Presley – (You’re The) Devil In Disguise
About The Song – “(You’re the) Devil in Disguise” is a 1963 single by Elvis Presley. It was written by…
Queen – We Will Rock You
– “We Will Rock You” is a song written by Brian May and recorded by British rock band Queen for…
Air Supply – All Out Of Love
About The Song Air Supply steadily succeeded with a stream of soft rock hits that played off their strengths: Graham…
Carpenters – Only Yesterday
About The Song – Richard Carpenter wrote this with lyricist John Bettis. They were sure the song wouldn’t be a…
Elvis Presley – Final Song At His Last Ever Performance
– Elvis Presley’s untimely death on August 16, 1977 was the end of the era for rock and roll music…
Elvis Presley’s Greatest Performance – Unchained Melody
In July 1977, Elvis Presley took the stage for what would be one of his final concert performances, drawing thousands…
Elvis Presley – In The Ghetto
About The Song Mac Davis had a pretty productive and varied career in entertainment. He had great success as a…
Elvis Presley – If I Can Dream
About The Song For a couple of years in the 1960s, many thought that Elvis Presley’s music career was going…
Elvis Presley – Burning Love (Live in Honolulu, 1973)
About The Song Released in 1972, “Burning Love” became Elvis Presley’s final hit record, the last of his 38 top…
Elvis Presley – Return To Sender (1962)
About The Song Elvis recorded “Return to Sender” on March 27, 1962, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. Presley regulars Scotty…