Popular singer and songwriter Billy Dean is often referred to as “America’s troubadour.” That might sound a bit dramatic, but he has long been regarded as one of the best songwriters of his time. People have described his style as simply telling a story, then setting it to music. It’s difficult to classify his music…
Sometimes you’re in the mood for a particular song. You might not always know the title of the song or even be intimately familiar with all the lyrics, yet you know that you’re in a certain mood that precipitates a particular theme. In this case, all the songs have the word “blue” in the title….
In a world where you are surrounded by naysayers and enemies, you have to keep proving your worth and fighting for your place. In relationships, sometimes love feels like a battlefield and when oppressed, you have to fight for your freedom. So, whether you are in love, in captivity, or going through a rough patch,…
An old saying urges people to stay united – united we stand, divided we fall. They say no man is an island so, as much as people try to be self-sufficient, we all need each other. In times of calamity, we have seen people putting aside their differences to work together towards a common goal….
Donell Jones is an American singer-songwriter. He embarked on a music career in the mid-1990s and has continued to the present time. However, Jones is most notable because of his first two studio albums, which were released in 1996 and 1999. These provided most of his best-known songs, though that isn’t to say the rest…
Blind Melon is an American band that found success in the early 1990s. As such, they emerged around the same time grunge broke into the mainstream. However, they stood out because they were more neo-psychedelic than conventional grunge. Blind Melon released two studio albums before the untimely death of their lead vocalist Shannon Hoon in…
It is said that the saddest thing about betrayal is that it does not come from enemies but from those you consider your friends. Once trust is broken, there is usually nothing left to fight for in any relationship. For creatives, the betrayal results in poems, songs, or blog posts to vent dark emotions. Of…
Arthur C. Clark said that magic is a science we do not understand. It is perhaps for this reason that we term whatever we cannot explain as magic. It could be falling in love in the most unexpected way or things falling into place in unexplainable ways. Songwriters have used the word “magic” to refer…
Music possesses incredible power. For instance, music can soothe our pain and relieve our stress, meaning it can help us through even the most challenging of times. As a result, it makes perfect sense for people to seek out songs about healing when they are feeling hurt for whatever reason. Here are 20 of the…