Music-oriented website
Songfacts is a music-oriented website that has articles about songs, detailing the meaning behind the lyrics, how and when they were recorded, and any other info that can be found.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The journalists who work for the site have interviewed thousands of artists and songwriters to get the facts behind the songs, including Peter Murphy ,[ 5] Gene Simmons ,[ 6] Mick Jones ,[ 7] Ian Anderson ,[ 8] Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down ),[ 9] Billy Steinberg ,[ 10] Matt Thiessen ,[ 11] Tomas Haake ,[ 12] Jo Dee Messina , Marc Roberge , Bill Withers , Janis Ian , Emily Saliers .[ 13] Willie Chambers .[ 14]
The site was started by WHCN DJ Carl Wiser[ 15] Hartford, Connecticut , in August 1999. Wiser originally created the list as a database to prepare for his radio programs but then he posted it online. It was initially used mainly by DJs, but in 2002 it was chosen as a "Yahoo! Pick".[ 16] [ 13] [ 17]
The August 2004 issue of Men's Journal [ 18] USA Weekend Behind the Music [ 19]
References
^ "Songfacts Writers" . Songfacts.com . Retrieved May 5, 2021 .^ Peyton, Dave (May 27, 2002). "Leaf through pages to preview new books" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved May 7, 2019 . ^ Boswell, Randy (July 15, 2016). "Solving the Mystery of 'Heartbreak Hotel' . Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 7, 2019 . ^ Israel, David K. (August 16, 2007). "On Music: Songfacts.com" . Mental Floss the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2019 . ^ Zaleski, Annie (October 12, 2018). "Why Peter Murphy's 'Cuts You Up' Was One of the Biggest Alternative Hits of the Pre-'Nevermind' '90s" . Billboard . Retrieved May 7, 2019 . ^ Buchanan, Brett (January 8, 2019). "Howard Stern Rejected Gene Simmons & Sting MTV Video For Bizarre Reason" . AlternativeNation.net . Retrieved May 7, 2019 . ^ Kielty, Martin (January 22, 2019). "Foreigner Search for Fan Who Inspired 'Juke Box Hero' . Ultimate Classic Rock . Retrieved May 7, 2019 . ^ Navon, Mois (November 21, 2009). "Bungle In the Jungle" . Aish HaTorah . Retrieved May 7, 2019 . ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (October 23, 2009). "No. 42: 3 Doors Down, "Kryptonite" . Idolator . Retrieved May 7, 2019 . ^ Wurzer, Cathy (November 7, 2016). "How Cyndi Lauper put her stamp on 'True Colors' . Minnesota Public Radio . Retrieved May 7, 2019 . ^ Grossbart, Sarah (February 16, 2019). "Inside Katy Perry's Dramatic Path to Forever With Orlando Bloom" . E! . Retrieved May 7, 2019 . ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (November 9, 2018). "Meshuggah's 'Chaosphere': 6 Things You Didn't Know" . Revolver . Retrieved May 7, 2019 . ^ a b "Bryan Adams Turns 50, Talks to Songfacts.com about his Greatest Hits" . PRWeb the original on November 8, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2019 .^ Songfacts, January 3, 2018 - Willie Chambers of The Chambers Brothers by Jeff Suwak
^ Frank, Bill (May 16, 2011). "Carl Wiser, CEO of Songfacts.com, Discusses Music Trivia About TV Theme Songs" . The Bill Frank Radio Show . Retrieved May 7, 2019 . ^ "Yahoo! Picks - Songfacts" . Yahoo! the original on June 28, 2002. Retrieved May 10, 2019 .^ McConnell, Rob (December 17, 2009). "Segment 2 - Carl Wiser" . The 'X' Zone Radio and TV Show . Retrieved May 7, 2019 . ^ "FanZines" . Men's Journal the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019 . Songfacts.com: Curiosity, rumors, legends, and correct text for rock songs. A must if you want to knock out people in bars ^ Andrukonis, David (July 18, 2004). "Lyrics and then some" . USA Weekend the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019 .
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