John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads
About The Song In 1970, Billy Danoff and Taffy Nivert were en route to a family gathering on Clopper Road in Montgomery County, Maryland. To pass the time, they composed…
Johnny Cash – I Walk the Line (The Johnny Cash TV Show)
Johnny Cash said in an interview with the Country Music Foundation, “I wrote the song backstage one night in 1956 in Gladewater, Texas. I was newly married at the time,…
The Beatles – Hey Jude
About The Song “Hey Jude” is a iconic song by the English rock band The Beatles, released as a non-album single in August 1968. Written by Paul McCartney, the song…
Don McLean – American Pie
About This Song “American Pie” is a 1971 epic ballad written and performed by American singer-songwriter Don McLean. It is one of McLean’s most popular and critically acclaimed songs, and…
Bertie Higgins – Casablanca
Introduction Bertie Higgins’s song “Casablanca” is a romantic ballad that was released in 1982. It is a song about a man who fell in love with a woman while watching…
ABBA – Dancing Queen
“Dancing Queen” is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in 1976 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Arrival. The song was an instant…
Ray Peterson – Tell Laura I Love Her
Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh authored this death rock ballad, which Ray Peterson recorded for RCA Victor in the US and Ricky Valance for EMI-Columbia in the UK, both in…
Terry Jacks – Seasons In The Sun
“Seasons in the Sun” is a song written by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel and translated into English by Rod McKuen. It was first released by Brel in 1973, and then…
Aretha Franklin – Respect
“Respect” is a song written and originally recorded by American soul singer Otis Redding. It was released in 1965 as a single from his third album Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings…
Simon & Garfunkel – The Sounds of Silence
About The Song Paul Simon wrote “The Sound of Silence” in 1963 or 1964, and Simon & Garfunkel first performed it live as Kane & Garr in February 1964. The…