Readers will get an inside look at the personal stories behind their favorite songs as songwriters get up close and personal with exclusive stories about how and why they wrote them.
Songs tell a story, and now popular singers and songwriters are sharing more of the story! These artists reveal the inspiration, influence, and background, and when and why they wrote their most famous songs, in "Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Story Behind the Song." Book includes great photos of the songwriters and lyrics of many of the songs. Songs, with personal stories behind them, many of which are being told for the first time, include:
Storyteller/Songwriter Song Title_________________ Aaron Lewis, Staind Outside Aaron Neville Yellow Moon Aaron Tippin Kiss This Amanda McBroom The Rose Angelique Kidjo Batonga Ann Wilson, Heart Dog and Butterfly Barry Manilow One Voice Billy Bob Thornton The Poor House Billy Steinberg True Colors Brenda Russell Get Here Carly Simon Let the River Run Carol Connors With You I m Born Again Carole Bayer Sager That s What Friends Are For Christina Aguilera Fighter Chynna Phillips Hold On Clint Black When I Said I Do Corey Taylor (Slipknot) Duality Darius Rucker It Won t Be Like This For Long Daryl Hall Sara Smile David Cassidy Stand and Be Proud Diane Warren Because You Loved Me Diane Warren I Don t Want To Miss A Thing Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly) In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies) Easy Eddie Money Two Tickets To Paradise Enrique Iglesias Be With You Art Alexakis (Everclear) Father Of Mine Gavin Rossdale Love Remains the Same Greg Camp (Smash Mouth) All Star Hal David What the World Needs Now Is Love Howard Hewett Say Amen Howie Dorough (Backstreet Boys) What Makes You Different (Makes You Beautiful) Huey Lewis The Heart Of Rock n Roll Iggy Pop Lust For Life Jack Tempchin Peaceful Easy Feeling Janis Ian At Seventeen Jeff Barry Walkin In the Sun Jeff Barry Tell Laura I Love Her Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains) Rooster Jewel Hands Jim Croce (by Ingrid Croce) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce (by Ingrid Croce) Operator Jim Peterik (Survivor) Eye Of the Tiger Joan Jett Bad Reputation John Legend Ordinary People John Oates She s Gone John Sebastian (Lovin Spoonful) Do You Believe In Magic John Sebastian (Lovin Spoonful) Daydream Kanye West Welcome To Heartbreak Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger) Midnight Madness Kenny Loggins Moose n Me Kim Carnes Don t Fall In Love With a Dreamer Lamont Dozier Stop In the Name of Love Lamont Dozier Where Did Our Love Go Larry Gatlin All the Gold In California Lisa Loeb Stay Liz Phair Divorce Song Macy Gray Sweet Baby Mark Hoppus (Blink 182) The Rock Show Mel B (Spice Girls) Mama Melissa Etheridge Come To My Window Melissa Manchester Midnight Blue Melissa Manchester Power Of Ribbons Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac) Tusk Mick Jones (Foreigner) Feels Like the First Time Mick Jones (Foreigner) Waiting For A Girl Like You Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men) One Sweet Day Neil Sedaka Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Pam Tillis Cleopatra, the Queen Of Denial Paul Anka The Longest Day Paul Anka My Way Phil Vassar Just Another Day In Paradise Philip Bailey (Earth, Wind & Fire) Shining Star Stephen Pearcy (RATT) Round and Round Ray Stevens The Streak Richard Marx Right Here Waiting Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) It s My Life Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) Livin On A Prayer Rick Springfield Jesse s Girl Robert Lamm (Chicago) Saturday In the Park Rodney Jerkins Say My Name Ronald LaPread (Commodores) Zoom Roy Hay (Culture Club) Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Roy Thomas Baker for Freddie Bohemian Rhapsody Mercury (Queen) Ryan Tedder (One Republic) Apologize Ryan Tedder Bleeding Love Sean Garrett Burn Shelby Lynne Johnny Met June Siedah Garrett Man In the Mirror Smokey Robinson Cruisin Steals Brothers Could It Be I m Falling In Love Stephen Bishop On and On Taylor Dayne Beautiful Tom Higgenson (Plain White T s) Hey There Delilah Toni Tennille Do That To Me One More Time Tony Asher Wouldn t It Be Nice Tracy Lawrence If the World Had A Front Porch Walter Orange (Commodores) Nightshift Warren Haynes Soulshine
