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“Twist and Shout” was written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns. It was originally recorded by the Top Notes and then covered by The Isley Brothers. Among others, it was also covered by The Beatles, with John Lennon on the lead vocals, and originally released on their first album “Please Please Me”. The Beatles – [...]

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“Cat Scratch Fever” was recorded by Ted Nugent and appears on an album of the same name. The song is well known for its instantly recognizable signature riff, which is a 3-tone “blues scale” melody harmonized in parallel fourths. In 2009 it was named the 32nd best hard rock song of all time by VH1. [...]

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Released by the Cranberries in 1994, “Zombie” can be found on their debut album entitled “No Need to Argue”. Lead singer Dolores O’Riordan claimed that “Zombie” speaks about “The Irish fight for independence that seems to last forever.” She went on to say that, Zombie is a song for peace, peace among England and Ireland. [...]

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Ranked as number 384 on Rolling Stone magazine’s of the 500 greatest songs of all time, “Ticket to Ride” was released by the Beatles in 1965 on their album entitled “Help”. Many have come up with theories to exactly what the song’s meaning is. According to Don Short, Ticket to Ride is a phrase coined [...]

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By Guest Author – Mike Darwin It helps to practice playing the guitar with easy guitar songs. You start learning how to play by knowing the basics. When you are already familiar with the technical aspects and already know the different notes and chords, sticking to the traditional lessons may get boring. A healthy way [...]

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Released by Deep Purple in 1972, the classic song, “Smoke on the Water” can be found on their album entitled Machine Head. When the song was originally recorded, the band did not think it would be a hit. It was not until it was released in the United States as a single, a full year [...]

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Cash was inspired to write this song after seeing the movie Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) while serving in West Germany in the United States Air Force. Cash recounted how he came up with the “Reno” line: “I sat with my pen in my hand, trying to think up the worst reason a [...]

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Although Neil has never been one to worry about making hit records, this song is by far his greatest hit and probably best-known song. Neil wrote the song in 1971 while suffering from a back injury and released it on his harvest album in 1972. The song’s composition is not difficult but it has enough [...]

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Featured as the soundtrack in two science fiction movies in the eighties: An American Werewolf In London (1981) and Twilight Zone: The Movie (1982), “Bad Moon Rising” can be found on CCR’s 1969 album entitled “Green River”. There have been many theories as to exactly what this song is about. According to John Fogerty in [...]

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“Peaceful Easy Feeling” was written by Jack Tempchin and was the third single from the Eagles’ debut album entitled simply “Eagles”. Glenn Frey sings the lead vocal, with Bernie Leadon providing the main harmony vocal (starting in the beginning of the second verse) and Randy Meisner completing this three-part harmony. For the video below the [...]

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