American Songwriter

On This Day in 1977, the Eagles Released the “Best Guitar Solo of All Time” While Taking Us on a “Journey From Innocence to Experience”

On Feb. 22, 1977, the Eagles unleashed "Hotel California" into the world. Nearly 50 years later, no one can agree on its meaning.

“I don’t think we’ll have to take peyote and puke like we did”: How Don Henley and Glenn Frey remembered the Eagles’ wild years

In 2001, Henley and Frey had just begun planning a new Eagles album with lead guitarist Joe Walsh and bassist Timothy B.
American Songwriter

The 1980s Starship Hit Originally Written as a Wedding Song That Grace Slick Never Understood: “I Don’t Believe the Lyrics”

I don’t like to sing songs where I don’t believe the lyrics,” said Slick of the Starship hit, written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren.
Louder

"It was super duper heavy!" The story behind the Dave Grohl song that Ozzy Osbourne rejected, which found a home on one of the most unexpected heavy met…

Ozzy's loss, however, was cult stoner metal frontman Eric Wagner's gain, for the former Trouble vocalist ended up writing ...
Yardbarker

Say what? 25 popular songs that have truly bizarre lyrics

Some of the most beloved bands have written some of the strangest songs out there. In fact, many classics include weird, sometimes even off-putting lines. Here are 25 songs with the most bizarre ...