All is Ephemeral

The premise of Always on the Run is Kravitz remembering the many lessons that his mother taught him to get through life as best he can.

In Life Is a Highway Tom Cochrane uses the metaphor of a highway to put in place the trials and tribulations that come with living one’s life.

Losing My Religion is one of R.E.M.’s most famous songs but it is only in the last year that I have learned what the song is actually about.

One came together in the studio when the members of U2 were fractured and in the midst of disagreements about their musical direction.

Give It Away was inspired by singer Anthony Kiedis’ relationship with a former girlfriend by the name of Nina Hagen.

Summertime (1991) was a big success for DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, hitting the Top 10 in the US and UK.

Smells Like Teen Spirit was the song that broke the band into the mainstream and saw Nevermind top the US charts.

This epic track from Osbourne is high on heavy metal and is often a raucous piece, the lyrics attesting to different images and stories.

Jesus Built My Hotrod crams a lot into its run time with whispered vocals at the outset before the licks of the heavy guitars come in.

Written by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin, I Can’t Make You Love Me is another one of those stories of unrequited love that we enjoy so much.

Calling All Angels seems to concern a series of individuals who are struggling in life for different reasons and have challenges to overcome.

Balada conducatorolui is more notable for me by its melody than the vocals but both work in excellent tandem.

1952 Vincent Black Lightning refers to a rare motorbike (less than 100 were made). In the song, the bike brings a young couple together.

I struggled to find a translation for Diaraby Nene but did read that Wassoulou music deals with such areas as polygamy, fertility and child bearing.

Mustt Mustt was both a popular track and album for Khan. It was even the result of a remix by Massive Attack and became a club hit.

Crazy was inspired by Seal observing key moments in history - the fall of the Berlin Wall in East and West Germany and the Tiananmen Square Massacre in China.

Only Love Can Break Your Heart raises the idea that we can go through our lives without pain so long as love doesn’t come into play

Sonic Youth's Kool Thing was inspired by an interview that Kim Gordon carried out with LL Cool J for the magazine, Spin.

When we join Beats International in 1990, it is with the release of a new single by the name of Dub Be Good to Me.