Because the Night: the meaning and the story of a rock anthem
Because The Night is a rock masterpiece written by Bruce Springsteen at the end of the 70s. But the Boss realised that there was no room for the track on his album (Darkness in the…
Control: a movie about Ian Curtis, Joy Division and the downfall
The halo of legend that circulates still today around the name of Ian Curtis, singer and leader of the Joy Division, is huge. It is something close to veneration, lived by several generations of fans,…
The Passenger: what’s the meaning of Iggy Pop’s song
The Passenger is a single from Iggy Pop’s album, Lust for Life, released in 1977. The song refers to the long journeys of the rock iguana on the Berlin S-Bahn line. The riff is very…
Behind the meaning of Requiem For A Dream
This article explains the events and the meaning of Requiem for a Dream, the movie directed by Darren Aronofsky in 2000, revealing crucial elements of the plot. We recommend you to read it only after…
The psychological meaning of Tears For Fears’ Pale Shelter
Written by Roland Orzabal, sung by Curt Smith and published in March 1982, Pale Shelter is the song that excites me most among those extracted from The Hurting, Tears For Fears’ debut album. A record…
Seven songs to celebrate the 80s
There was a little game that became viral on the web some time ago: invited by one of your friends, you were asked to list seven songs, one per day, as your personal way to…