American Songwriter

No Matter How Many Times We Listen, We Cannot Make Out the Meanings of These 3 Classic Rock Songs From the 1980s

What are the true meanings behind these famous classic rock songs from the 1980s? Beats me. But we can at least speculate.

Harry Chapin's 1974 No. 1 Hit Named One of the ‘Saddest Songs of All Time’ Became Heartbreakingly True 7 Years Later

In 1974, Harry Chapin released the song “Cat’s in the Cradle.” The folk rock hit, about a busy father and son who didn’t have time for one another, peaked at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 in December ...