Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Tagged: Dan Peek

Don't Cross The River by America

America

“Don’t Cross the River” by America

It has been put forth by many an analyst that “Don’t Cross the River” is actually Christian in nature, i.e. pointing to the idea of the troubled subject of the song being exhorted to accept Jesus...

To Each His Own by America

America

“To Each His Own” by America

In “To Each His Own”, the vocalist takes on the role of an individual who decides to initiate a new lease in life in the most extreme way, i.e. by forsaking his past. At...

Lonely People

America

America’s “Lonely People” Lyrics Meaning

America member Dan Peek reportedly conceptualized “Lonely People” as a response to The Beatles’ classic “Eleanor Rigby” (1966), a song which “is often described as a lament for lonely people”.  And he was inspired to do so immediately after...