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October 2, 2024
Song #237
Wake Me Up by Avicii
It was released March 24, 2014.
Fun fact: Wake Me Up is a song about youth trying to live life in a complicated world. It suggests that there are many unknowns and difficulties ahead and that life needs to be taken seriously in order to deal with these problems. The singer, however, wants to enjoy life and be young and free of responsibilities
October 3, 2024
Song #238
Bark at the Moon by Ozzy Osbourne
it was released in 1983 as the title track to that album
Fun fact: Lyrically, the song deals with a creature of some sort who once terrorized a town, was killed, and later mysteriously returned to once again wreak havoc upon the villagers. The music video, however, borrows heavily from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story, depicting Osbourne as a "mad scientist" who ingests a substance in his laboratory which causes him to transform into the werewolf depicted on the Bark at the Moon album cover. Thought to be insane, he is subsequently committed to a mental institution.
September 12, 2024
Song #217
Courtesy Call by Thousand Foot Krutch
It was released on April 7, 2012
Fun Fact: The entire song is a forewarning to prepare for Revelation, as known as the Second Coming of Christ (the end of the world). Further analysis, shows the song go into more depth about the states of individuals and how we will treat one another when all this is to come.
September 13, 2024
Song #218
He’s Back (The Man Behind The Mask) by Alice Cooper
It was released in 1986 in his album Constrictor
Fun fact: The song features the famous "ki-ki-ki ma-ma-ma" (in its popular misheard version, "ch-ch-ch, ha-ha-ha") sound effect, a trademark of the Friday the 13th series. The song has also been described as celebrating the return of series antagonist Jason Voorhees, after being killed off in the fourth film Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) and appearing only in flashbacks and hallucinations in the fifth installment Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985).
October 4, 2024
Song #239
100 Bad Days by AJR
Released on January 29, 2019.
Fun Fact: The trio told Billboard: As a band, and as guys in their twenties, most of our experiences end in rejection, failure, and bad days. We wanted to write a realistic look at that… what doesn’t kill you doesn’t always make you stronger. But what doesn’t kill you always makes you more interesting.”
October 5, 2024
Song #240
Hallowed Be Thy Name by Iron Maiden
It was released in 1982 in their album The Number of the Beast
Fun fact: Allmusic has describes it as "perhaps the most celebrated of the band's extended epics; it's the tale of a prisoner about to be hanged, featuring some of Harris' most philosophical lyrics." Several band-members have since stated that it is one of their favourite tracks, with Bruce Dickinson describing it as "fantastic" and that performing it live is like "narrating a movie to the audience."
September 14, 2024
Song #219
Headcase by Derivakat
It was released on October 27, 2023
Fun Fact: “Headcase” is the second song in October 2023 (after “Bite”) that did have a teaser for a music video before its release date. Consequently, it was the only song from the EP that released without a corresponding music video or teaser post on its official release date. Derivakat eventually revealed the song in the EP’s tracklist announcement post on Twitter/X a day after it released, and the music video the following month.
October 6, 2024
Song #241
Still feel. by half•alive
Released on August 3, 2018.
Fun fact: “still feel.” was born from a 50 song project. Three years ago I had challenged myself to in hopes of improving my skill as a songwriter; those sessions and songs would eventually become the foundation of half•alive. I wrote this track during a period of my life when I felt very removed from myself. I started getting used to this ‘floaty’ feeling, not being grounded in anything and consequently not being the person I was meant to be at that time. The ‘floaty-ness’ lent itself to the concept of being without gravity and the metaphors of outer space. Through the lyrics of the song we explore the theme of hope inside hopelessness and finding purpose and passion despite feeling unrooted." –Joshua Taylor (lead singer of half•alive)
September 15, 2024
Song #220
High ‘N’ Dry (Saturday Night) by Def Leppard
It was released in 1983 in their album High ‘N’ Dry
Fun fact: This song made the "Filthy Fifteen", a list of songs criticised by the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), for having explicit lyrics that describe alcohol use and intoxication.
September 16, 2024
Song #221
Scars by The Crane Wives
It was released on August 6, 2024
Fun Fact: The band confirmed that the song meaning is the opposite of Never Love An Anchor from their 2015 Coyote Stories album, which was Emilee’s story of the ‘perfect’ perspective of what someone who hurt her would have, while Scars talks about the actual effect of what happened.
September 17, 2024
Song #222
Coma by Guns N’Roses
It was released on September 17, 1991 in their album Use Your Illusion I
Fun fact:"Coma" was written by Rose and Slash about their drug overdoses. It is Guns N' Roses longest song to date. It features hospital sound effects and a real defibrillator.
September 18, 2024
Song #223
I See a Dreamer by CG5
It was released on January 13, 2021
Fun Fact: Every illustration in the YouTube video is a different iconic moment from these manhunts, including jumping from a tower of blocks with frost walker boots (which is also depicted in the song’s cover art), and hopping across lava with wooden boats.
September 19, 2024
Song #224
Metal Guru by T. Rex
It was released in 1972 in their album The Slider
Fun fact:
Bolan himself described the song's apparent religious references as this:
Is a festival of life song. I relate 'Metal Guru' to all gods around. I believe in a god, but I have no religion. With 'Metal Guru', it's like someone special, it must be a godhead. I thought how god would be, he'd be all alone without a telephone. I don't answer the phone any more. I have codes where people ring me at certain times.
September 20, 2024
Song #225
The Bird Song by Noah Floersch
It was released on August 23, 2024
Fun Fact: Floersch's song "The Bird Song" portrays the story of two contrasting characters, the steady Arrow and the fragile Bird, who eventually accept their tragic fate. Despite their differences, they remain connected, leaving a haunting impression with the audience. Floersch, with his introspective lyrics, emotive melodies, and intricate arrangements, continues to captivate audiences in the indie pop scene.
September 21, 2024
Song #226
Into The Great Wide Open by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
It was the title track of that album and released in 1990
Fun fact: The music video for the single, directed by Julien Temple, stars Johnny Depp as the protagonist, Eddie Rebel, as well as Gabrielle Anwar as Eddie's girlfriend and Faye Dunaway as his manager, and features cameos by Terence Trent D'Arby, Chynna Phillips, and Matt LeBlanc. The video was shot during the filming of Arizona Dream, in which both Depp and Dunaway starred, which was on hiatus as its director Emir Kusturica had suffered a nervous breakdown. The song was extended in order to include more of the 18 minutes of footage Temple had created.
September 22, 2024
Song #227
Hit The Road Jack by 2WEI
It was released on January 1, 2020
Fun Fact: The song wasused in a Dream SMP animatic done by SAD-ist that gained over 27 million views.
September 23, 2024
Song #228
Down Boys by Warrant
It was released in 1989 in their album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
September 24, 2024
Song #229
Hey Brother by Avicii
It was released on March 24, 2014
Fun Fact: Hey Brother is about a boy growing up in wartime while his dad died during the Vietnam War. He is imagining his dad like an older brother who is very protective over him
September 25, 2024
Song #230
Something To Believe In by Poison
It was released in 1990 in the album Flesh & Blood
Fun fact: The cover art for the single depicts a tattoo on Bret Michaels' (lead singer) arm of a cross with the words "Something to Believe In". The tattoo artist, according to him, had been drinking and spelled "believe" incorrectly putting the "e" before the "i". It was attempted to be corrected by adding a rose to the cross that covered the misspelling.
September 26, 2024
Song #231
Superhero by Simon Curtis
It was released on June 7, 2011
Fun Fact: The lyrics don't literally mean that you can be a super hero, it is just saying that you can do anything as long as you put your mind to it.