"Everlong" was written against the background of the break-up of Dave Grohl's first marriage to photographer Jennifer Youngblood. Having returned home to Virginia for Christmas 1996, Grohl turned the initial riff into a complete song and wrote the lyrics after falling for a new woman, "That song's about a…
"Tom's Diner" is an a Capella pop song written in 1981by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was first released as a track on the January 1984 issue of Fast Folk Musical Magazine. The "Tom's Diner" of the song is Tom's Restaurant in New York City, which was later fictionalized as Monk's Cafe in Seinfeld. The song is written as a…
"'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?' is a 1978 hit song for Rod Stewart. It was written by Stewart and Carmine Appice, and produced by Tom Dowd. Carmine Appice, who played drums on this song told Songfacts: "This was a story of a guy meeting a chick in a club.…
According to a written Biography, Midnight Oil are a legendary rock band from Australia with a career spanning three decades. They have a devoted fan base who refer to the band as 'The Oils'. Renowned for their unequalled live performances, the band released 14 albums and 2 EPs of…