Dig into the lyrics of classic rock songs and the storytellers that created them in "Behind The Song," a podcast of essays by The Drive's Janda Lane. Hear what was happening behind the scenes while some of the most iconic songs in rock history were being written.
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episode 109: The love song that started it all for Styx
Get into the inspiring story of "Lady" by Styx in this episode of the Behind The Song podcast.
episode 108: How Joe Walsh’s “In The City” went from Warriors to Eagles
Find out how "In The City" came to be recorded by both Joe Walsh and the Eagles after the release of the film The Warriors.
episode 107: Why Van Halen took their time with “Right Now”
Unpack the history of this inspirational rocker in the new episode of Behind The Song.
When Billy Squier Rocked Christmas on MTV
In 1981, the launch of MTV coincided with the rise of Billy Squier, and the two were a match made in pop culture heaven. The year ended with a singalong performance of his holiday single, “Christmas Is The Time to Say I Love You,” filmed...
How Joan Jett embraced her "Bad Reputation"
“Bad Reputation” is a song Joan Jett wrote while being rejected over and over by people in the music business, after realizing that she herself had gotten a bad reputation simply by being in her scandalously young former band, The Runaways....
Supertramp’s singalong hit about the ideal gift
“Give A Little Bit,” the opening track on Supertramp’s 1977 album, Even In The Quietest Moments….is a song that appeals to our better angels, with an idealistic message of unity and generosity. Written by Roger Hodgson when he was still...
The country song that became Def Leppard’s only US #1 hit
When you think about Def Leppard, country music is probably the last thing that comes to mind. This band helped usher in the second wave of British heavy metal and made it appealing to the masses with a polished, pop element to their songs...
When Sting became the "King Of Pain"
When The Police recorded their final album, 1983’s Synchronicity, they were the biggest band in the world, but they were on the brink of disintegrating Personal conflicts with each other and drama in their personal lives would play a part...
How Pink Floyd and Bob Ezrin built The Wall
Pink Floyd’s 1979 double album, The Wall, stands tall as a body of work. A true rock opera, it tells a tale of a war orphan who grew up to become a jaded rock star, growing increasingly isolated behind a mental wall…which closely mirrors...
David Bowie’s mad, marvelous Moonage Daydream
When David Bowie wrote “Moonage Daydream,” he didn’t actually write it for himself. Yet, the song became the pivotal hinge on which the rest of his ingenious album, 'The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars'...