In this episode, Seattle’s Ehren Ebbage shares the story behind his song, “Snakes.”
Almost all of my songs are written with at least one degree of separation; a real life experience inspires an idea but the names and dates are changed to protect identities, so to speak.
Snakes is one of the few that are totally [...]
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The Story Behind the Song (Bonus Edition!): Ehren Ebbage’s “Snakes”
The Story Behind the Song: The Dimes’ “Paul Kern Can’t Sleep”
In this episode, Portland, Oregon’s The Dimes share the story behind their song, “Paul Kern Can’t Sleep.” (As told by lead singer, Johnny Clay.)
“Paul Kern Can’t Sleep” is the story of a WWI vet who was shot in the head in battle. Doctors were able to save him, but the bullet struck the part of [...]
A Christmas Lyrics Scavenger Hunt for You
So either you’ve had a lovely Christmas and now you’re cruising the Internet looking for something to do in the wake of eating and exchanging gifts, or you don’t celebrate Christmas and can only eat so much Chinese food and see so many movies. However you spent your day today, you’re here now and you [...]
The Singing Bee challenges you to “Save the Lyrics”
While tearing up at an old episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on CMT, I caught an ad for The Singing Bee that had nothing to do with Mario Lopez Joey Fatone and made an appeal to the viewer to preserve the integrity of song lyrics by watching and participating in the show. It got [...]