Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O’ Mine (1989)

Album: Appetite For Destruction (Rel. July 21st 1987, Geffen Records)

The lyrics came from a poem Axl Rose was working on. He wrote the song about his girlfriend, Erin Everly, who is the daughter of Don Everly of the Everly Brothers. They married in 1990 but divorced a month later. - Songfact

The Cranberries - Zombie (1994)

Album: No Need To Argue (Rel. October 3rd 1994, Island Records)

Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (1981)

Album: Remain In Light (Rel. October 8th 1980, Sire Records)

”And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful
wife
And you may ask yourself-Well…How did I get here?”

Some critics have suggested that “Once In A Lifetime” is a kind of prescient jab at the excesses of the 1980s. David Byrne says they’re wrong; that the lyric is pretty much about what it says it’s about. In an interview with NPR, Byrne said: “We’re largely unconscious. You know, we operate half awake or on autopilot and end up, whatever, with a house and family and job and everything else, and we haven’t really stopped to ask ourselves, ‘How did I get here?’ - Songfact

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)

Album: A Night At The Opera (Rel. November 21st 1975, Hollywood Records)

”Anyway the wind blows, doesn’t really matter to me”

The video was very innovative. It was the first where the visual images took precedence over the song. It was based on their album cover, with the 4 band members looking up into the shadows. It was shot in 3 hours for $3,500. Effects were achieved by using camera feedback and prism lenses. At the time, it looked high-tech. It was also the first music video in the sense that it was shot on video instead of film. - Songfact

Journey - Faithfully (1983)

Album: Frontiers (Rel. February 22nd 1983, Columbia Records)

Wondering where I am lost without you
And being a part ain’t easy on this love affair
Two strangers learn to fall in love again
I get the joy of rediscovering you
Oh girl
you stand by me
I’m forever yours
faithfully

Journey keyboard player Jonathan Cain wrote this song about the rough relationship being a married man on the road in a Rock band. Sadly, Cain and his wife divorced a few years later, despite him pledging in the song to be “forever yours… faithfully.” - Songfact

Los Del Rio - Macarena (1995)

Album: Fiesta Macarena (1996,BMG Records)

Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize (1997)

Album: Life After Death (Rel. March 25th 1997, Bad Boy Records)

Biggie Biggie Biggie can’t you see
Sometimes your words just hypnotize me
And I just love your flashy ways
Guess that’s why they broke, and you’re so paid

Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (1987)

Album: Heaven On Earth (Rel. October 5th 1987, MCA Records)

They say in heaven love comes first
We’ll make heaven a place on earth

Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want (1999)

Album: Everything You Want (Rel. June 15th 1999, RCA Records)

”You’re waiting for someone
To put you together
You’re waiting for someone to push you away
There’s always another wound to discover
There’s always something more you wish he’d say”

Jessica Simpson - Where You Are ft. Nick Lachey (2000)

Album: Sweet Kisses (Rel. November 23rd 1999, Columbia Records)

Extreme - More Than Words (1991)

Album: Extreme II Pornograffiti (Rel. August 7th 1990, A&M Records)

”More than words is all I ever needed you to show
Then you wouldn’t have to say that you love me
Cos I’d already know”

Ben Folds Five - Brick (1997)

Album: Whatever and Ever Amen (Rel. March 18th 1997, 550 Records)

”Now that I have found someone
I’m feeling more alone
Than I ever have before”