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U2 – Until the End of the World
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This song is Judas Iscariot singing to Jesus.
The first verse discusses The Last Supper:
We ate the food, we drank the wine
Everybody having a good time except you
You were
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Coldplay – Viva La Vida
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Revered as an essential rock song of the 2000s, “Viva La Vida” tells the story of a monarch who’s lost his kingdom. In another aspect, the song is also seen as a narrative on the
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Bowling for Soup – 1985
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“1985” tells the tale of a woman, Debbie, going through a mid-life crisis as she compares her dreams from when she was young to her current, boring, stereotypical life. In the song
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Matell – I Apologize 2U & U2
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NEWS: New York, NY (Top40 Charts)
Matell’s newest single “I Apologize 2U & U2,” has entered into the Top100 USA Airplay charts at #62 for the week of 04/13/2013.
Matell’s single
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The Hood Internet – 1987
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It's the end of the world as we know it / It's the end of the world as we know it / It's the end of the world as we know it / (It's time I had some time alone) / And I feel fine
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Billy Joel – We Didn't Start the Fire
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This monster hit of a song was created in 1989, when Joel turned 40. The idea spawned from a conversation he had with a friend of Sean Lennon. The friend just turned 21 and was
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Around the World
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“Around the World” was released on September 14, 1999 as the second single from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' album, Californication.
The song details the love that Anthony Kiedis
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Trinidad Cardona – Jennifer
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This song is about how he messed up badly and had sex with Caroline, while he was “with” Jennifer. (Trinidad has said him and Jenny weren’t really dating.) He wrote this song as an
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Matell – I Apologize 2U (2U Instrumental Mix)
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New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Matell official website) Matell’s newest single “I Apologize 2U & U2,” has entered into the Top100 USA Airplay charts at #62 for the week of 04/13/2013
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Muse – Starlight
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Starlight is the second track on Black Holes And Revelations. It talks about being away from home and from the people you love.
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Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight
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“In the Air Tonight” remains one of Phil Collins‘ best known hits. Its music video was directed by Stuart Orme and played on MTV shortly after the channel launched in 1981.
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Radiohead – Exit Music (For A Film)
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Radiohead was in the middle of their 1996 tour when they were approached by director Baz Luhrmann to record a song meant for his upcoming film, Romeo + Juliet.
The band was shown
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U2 – Pride (In the Name of Love)
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Originally Bono wanted to write a song about Ronald Reagan’s arrogant pride in his military power, which inevitably led to heightened nuclear tensions during the Cold War. However
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Oasis – Wonderwall
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“Wonderwall” was released as the third single off of Oasis' classic album What’s The Story? (Morning Glory). It was supposedly written for Noel Gallagher’s then-girlfriend, Meg
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U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday
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The first track on U2’s War, it was responsible for breaking the band in the USA thanks to the heavy rotation the video (from Under a Blood Red Sky) received on MTV.
It conveys
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R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
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“Losing My Religion” was released as a single in February 1991, in advance of R.E.M.’s album, Out of Time, where it appeared as the second track.
It became R.E.M’s biggest hit
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Scorpions – Wind of Change
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The 4th track and 3rd single of Scorpions‘ 1990 album Crazy World. Written by vocalist Klaus Meine, “Wind of Change” is a power ballad about the various social and political
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U2 – Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
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“Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own” is the third song on the album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. It was released as the album’s second single.
It was written by Bono in
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Green Day – Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
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Vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong wrote “Good Riddance” after a break-up with a girlfriend who moved to Ecuador.
Billie Joe said in Guitar World, “In the song, I tried
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Bob Dylan – Blowin' in the Wind
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“Blowin' in the Wind” is Bob Dylan’s first single of his second album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.
In this song, Dylan poses a list of hypothetical questions; questions people may
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Earth, Wind & Fire – Fantasy
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Every man has a place / In his heart, there's a space / And the world can't erase his fantasies / Take a ride in the sky / On our ship, Fantasii / All your dreams will come true
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Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?
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Written to raise money to help relief efforts for the famine raging in Ethiopia in the mid 80s, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, sung by supergroup ‘Band Aid’, broke several chart
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Coldplay – Fix You
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“Fix You” is the fourth track and second single from Coldplay’s third album X&Y. It was written by Chris Martin for his then-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, to comfort her after her father
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The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
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“Gimme Shelter” is the opening track of the Rolling Stones’s 1969 album Let It Bleed (where it was actually spelled “Gimmie Shelter”, but the more accurate spelling was adopted
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U2 – Original of the Species
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This song was written by Bono for The Edge’s daughter Holly. Bono is Holly’s Godfather.
The Edge said in an interview with Q Magazine (Nov. 2014) that the last time he cried was
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Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence
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“Enjoy The Silence” is Depeche Mode’s highest charting song in the US and one of several top ten hits in their homeland the UK. It won “Best British Single” at the 1991 Brit Awards
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ZAYN (Ft. Sia) – Dusk Till Dawn
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On “Dusk Till Dawn,” ZAYN enlists Sia on a song in which they tell the story of two lovers who are willing to do whatever it takes to stay together.
The song was released as a
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Yes – Close to the Edge
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The title track from the album of the same name, considered to be one of the greatest progressive rock songs ever, from one of the greatest progressive rock albums ever. It is 18
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U2 – Yahweh
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[Verse 1] / Take these shoes / Click clacking down some dead end street / Take these shoes / And make them fit / [Verse 2] / Take this shirt / Polyester white trash made in nowhere
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The Who – Won't Get Fooled Again
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Possibly The Who’s most famous/popular song, “Won’t Get Fooled Again” was originally published as the final track on their 1971 release Who’s Next. The song is notable for its
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Black Sabbath – Heaven and Hell
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This is the song that Ronnie James Dio was most proud of to have ever written. It was definitely the most famous Dio-era song from Black Sabbath, being played at virtually every
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U2 – Love Is Blindness
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Love is Blindness is the final song on U2’s Achtung Baby.
Viewpoints abound, but a commonly held belief is that the song drives home the point that capital-L LOVE for anything–be
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Dave Matthews Band – Grey Street
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The third and final single from Busted Stuff, the second track off the album and fan favorite at shows.
The original version off The Lillywhite Sessions features added choruses
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Kanye West – Never See Me Again
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“Never See Me Again” displays a spotlight for Kanye West’s mental state, being recorded before his infamous self exile out of the United States.
Leading up to the songs eventual
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The Cranberries – Zombie
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The Cranberries describe the violence in “The Troubles,” the decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland between nationalists (mainly self-identified as Irish or Roman Catholic) and
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U2 – With or Without You
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“With or Without You” was released as the lead single from the album “The Joshua Tree”. It was the band’s most successful single at the time.
It features sustained guitar parts
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Crowded House – Don't Dream It's Over
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[Verse 1] / There is freedom within, there is freedom without / Try to catch a deluge in a paper cup / There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost / But you'll never see the end
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Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2
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“Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2” is Pink Floyd’s only number one hit in both the US and the UK, and was a chart-topper in at least six other countries overseas in the spring of
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Kodaline – All I Want
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Accompanied by, seemingly, continued story-line of two music videos, the melodic indie ballad “All I Want” sheds light upon the emotion of feeling lonely, thus, wanting someone.
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Grover Washington Jr. (Ft. Bill Withers) – Just the Two of Us
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“Just the Two of Us” is a smooth-jazz/R&B single that establishes an emphasis on how love ebbs and flows. Particularly, the protagonist doesn’t wish to plunder his opportunity to
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