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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.
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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 ),
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Billy Steinberg ,
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Matt Thiessen ,
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Tomas Haake ,
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Jo Dee Messina ,
Marc Roberge ,
Bill Withers ,
Janis Ian ,
Emily Saliers .
[13] and
Willie Chambers .
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The site was started by
WHCN
DJ Carl Wiser
[15] in
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".
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The August 2004 issue of
Men's Journal listed Songfacts as one of the "100 Best Websites for Guys".
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USA Weekend has praised it as "a virtual
Behind the Music ".
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References
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"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 . Archived from
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 .
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"Bryan Adams Turns 50, Talks to Songfacts.com about his Greatest Hits" .
PRWeb . November 5, 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 .
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"Yahoo! Picks - Songfacts" .
Yahoo! . May 17, 2002. Archived from
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 . August 2004. Archived from
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 . Archived from
the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019 .
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