Bye Bye Love

I couldn't resist, The Cars were on my mind, so I'm posting a second song by them, Bye Bye Love. This song was also released on the Cars' first album in 1978, and though it was not released as a single, it was said to be their longest radio hit. It was written by their acoustic guitarist, Ric Ocasek, and was sung by him in the demo, but in the album version, it was sung by Benjamin Orr, the bassist. In my opinion, it's about being in a relationship with someone, but them always drifting off and thinking about some other guy. One can only take that for so long, and so Bye, Bye Love.

Good Times Roll

Stop! Don't pause the song, the first few bars may seem a bit off at first, but listen on. Good Times Roll was written by The Cars, and released on the first album, The Cars, which was released in 1978. The album itself was immensely popular when it came out, and they had to suspend their second to be released on a later date, so as to not clash with the remaining popularity of their first. This song has a funky intro I'll admit, and even into the verse, but as soon as that second guitar and drums enter into the song, it transforms the song, adding plenty of body, and quite and sturdy feel to it. The song was written by Ric Ocasek, the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, and he creates the sort of psychedelic and surreal feel to the song, with lots of synth, many now refer to this as new wave rock. My personal feelings about the subject that the song refers to is a euphoria, and trying to keep those good times, so Let the Good Times Roll!

Behind Blue Eyes

Behind Blue Eyes is a song by the Who, and was released in 1971 as a single, and was the second single in their fifth album,  Who's Next? It was written by Pete Townshed, The Who's guitarist and vocalist, and has been covered many times, by bands such as Bryan Adams and Crosby, Stills, and Nash. This song begins with smooth guitar, and is soon followed by soft vocals. A bass is soon added and drums later, creating the fantastic crescendo, though soft, that could pulverize even the toughest of meats. There is much speculation out there on what this song means, but to me, it's about self-loathing and revulsion. I think he's talking to himself, and telling himself that no one can understand him, and no one ever will.

Simple Man

I've decided to go South with this one, and give you some music from Florida, Lynyrd Skynyrd. This is my favorite song by them, though they do have a number of good ones. This one if from their first album, and assisted in skyrocketing them into popularity. The album was released in 1973, and consisted of a few hits,   Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, Tuesday's Gone and Free Bird, the aftermost of which sent this band into rock and roll history forever, with the album hitting double platinum status by 1988. This song is about wisdom, and advice for the future. It was primarily written by Ronnie Van Zant shortly after his grandmother passed away. The band got together and shared the wisdom that their elders had shared with them in their younger days, and this is what came out, a slow song that crescendos in an amazing way, every chorus being a wave upon the verse, increasing the volume and overall feel to the song.

Desire

Desire is one anthem of a song, speaking to all with its timeless message of wanting to rock, I'm sure most of us have felt that. It was written by Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Randy Castillo, and Lemmy Kilmister, and released on Ozzy's sixth studio album, No More Tears in 1991. The song reaches number seven on the US Billboards Top 100, and ninth in the UK. This song has a heavy feel to it form the drums, but in my opinion, the guitar isn't quite like the usual Zakk, and it seems off from what he usually does. This song doesn't have any hidden meanings within the lyrics, it's straight and to the point. This song is about Ozzy's desire to Rock And Roll!