Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys

NYC’s Alicia Keys is the artist who defined turn-of-the-century R&B music. She was somewhat of a virtuoso, exhibiting exceptional musical abilities from childhood. She was even actually signed by the ever-popular Columbia Records at the tender of...

Alice Merton

Alice Merton

Alice Merton

Alice Merton is a singer with Canadian, British and German citizenship. This is due to the fact that her family moved around a lot, as her dad is a mining consultant. And she also has family...

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains is a hard rock group not to be confused with their predecessor, another band called Alice N Chains. As the story goes Alice N Chains were originally going to call themselves Alice in Chains but...

Ali Gatie

Ali Gatie

Ali Gatie

Ali Gatie is an R&B singer who was born in Yemen; his parents are from Iraq, and in addition to Iraqi he also holds Canadian citizenship. In fact for the most part it is as...

Aloe Blacc

Aloe Blacc

Aloe Blacc

Aloe Blacc is a vocalist from California who released his first album, “Shine Through”, in 2006. He remained under the radar for a few years, with his breakthrough coming in 2010 with the release of the...

Alphaville

Alphaville

Alphaville

Alphaville is a German band whom, despite still being active in the 2020s, actually dates back to the early-1980s. And it was during that era that they released their biggest hits such as the following:...

Alt-J

Alt-J

Alt-J

Alt-J is an English rock band which traces its origins back to 2007. Their original lineup consisted of the musicians below: Joe Newman (frontman) Gus Unger-Hamilton (keyboard) Thom Sonny Green(drum) Gwil Sainsbury (bass)  However, Sainsbury...

America

America

America

Despite their moniker, America is actually a band that formed in England. The origin of their name likely stems from the fact that the fathers of all of the group’s original members actually worked at...

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse was an artist who was musically active since her childhood, having been involved in the UK’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra. And she also experienced notable success early in her professional career. For instance the...

Anderson .Paak

Anderson .Paak

Anderson .Paak

Anderson .Paak is a musician who, in addition to being African-American, traces his ancestry back to Korea. He has been recognized for both his rap and R&B skills. For instance, his 2018 track “Bubblin” took home a Grammy...