There wasn’t one real Eileen. At least not in the straightforward way many listeners assume. For years, Dexys frontman Kevin Rowland told people that Eileen had been his childhood girlfriend. He later admitted the character…
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Mr. Jones is a real person. His name is Marty Jones. He was a friend and musical associate of Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz. The song was inspired by a night the two spent together…
“Everlong” is about experiencing a connection with somebody so intense that you desperately want the feeling to last forever. Dave Grohl wrote it during an emotionally chaotic period. His marriage had broken down. He was…
