There is no denying that music has a profound impact on the lives we live. Without even thinking about it, you probably even have a song stuck in the back of your head right now… Even though these musical ballads might seem effortlessly beautiful, they all originated from somewhere. Every song has a story to tell, but what about the story behind the song itself? That’s why we took it upon ourselves to find little-known facts and inspirations behind some of the greatest hits of all time so that you didn’t have to. From personal to corporate, these hidden facts give us an insight into the inner workings of some artists’ minds. We bet you didn’t know the inspiration behind some of these songs…
#1: Alicia Keys – Girl on Fire
Have you ever had the experience of loving a song so much, but not really understanding what the song is about? Just because some songs made today are taken “less seriously” than other songs, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t of just as much substance. Sometimes it is these songs that have the biggest stories to tell…
Ok, we’ll be honest, when we first heard Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire” we weren’t exactly sure what she was going on about. But now that we know that this song was inspired by dark times of feeling like she was locked in a cage, this song makes a lot more sense. It is important to remember that we are in charge of our destiny…