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The Story Behind the Song finds host Peter Csathy digging into some of the most iconic songs of all time with the artists who made them. Others may scratch the surface, but we go deeper than anyone into the musician’s fascinating creative journey of how their most lasting songs came to be – and the moment that sparked their inspiration.
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Encore: The Killers' Brandon Flowers - "All These Things That I've Done"
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Jun 16, 2025 |
Gloria Gaynor - "I Will Survive"
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Jun 09, 2025 |
Encore: Devo - “Whip It”
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Jun 02, 2025 |
DEVO - "Girl U Want"
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May 26, 2025 |
Encore: Air Supply - "All Out of Love" with Graham Russell
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May 19, 2025 |
Counting Crows - "A Long December"
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May 12, 2025 |
Encore: Heart - "Crazy On You" with Nancy Wilson
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May 05, 2025 |
Heart - "Barracuda"
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Apr 28, 2025 |
Encore: Violent Femmes - "Blister in the Sun"
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Apr 21, 2025 |
Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - “Refugee"
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Apr 14, 2025 |
The Story Behind The Song Is Back for Season 4!
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Apr 10, 2025 |
Encore: Rick Astley - "Never Gonna Give You Up
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Dec 09, 2024 |
Encore: Garbage - "Only Happy When It Rains"
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Dec 02, 2024 |
Moby - “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad"
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Nov 25, 2024 |
Encore: Boy George - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
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Nov 18, 2024 |
The Church - "Under the Milky Way"
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Nov 11, 2024 |
Encore: The Shins - "New Slang" and "Phantom Limb"
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Nov 04, 2024 |
The Jesus and Mary Chain's William Reid - "Just Like Honey"
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Oct 28, 2024 |
Encore: Blue Öyster Cult -Don't Fear the Reaper
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Oct 21, 2024 |
Incubus - "Drive" and "Wish You Were Here"
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Oct 14, 2024 |
Encore: Men At Work - "Down Under"
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Oct 07, 2024 |
Graham Nash - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s “Teach Your Children”
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Sep 30, 2024 |
Encore: Sheila E. - "The Glamorous Life"
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Sep 23, 2024 |
Zedd - "Clarity" and "Out of Time"
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Sep 16, 2024 |
The Cranberries and CHVRCHES' Iain Cook - "Linger"
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Sep 09, 2024 |
Encore: Tear for Fears - "Mad World"
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Sep 03, 2024 |
The Story Behind The Song Is Back for Season 3!
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Aug 30, 2024 |
The Killers' Brandon Flowers - "All These Things That I've Done"
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May 20, 2024 |
Def Leppard - "Pour Some Sugar on Me" with Joe Elliot
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May 13, 2024 |
Jewel - "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "Hands"
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May 06, 2024 |
Billy Idol - "White Wedding"
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Apr 29, 2024 |
Heart - "Crazy On You" with Nancy Wilson
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Apr 22, 2024 |
Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham - "Tusk"
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Apr 15, 2024 |
The-B52s - "Love Shack"
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Apr 08, 2024 |
Nirvana's "Smell's Like Teen Spirit" - Butch Vig
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Apr 01, 2024 |
Huey Lewis and the News - "I Want a New Drug" & Sports
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Mar 25, 2024 |
The Cure - "Boys Don't Cry"
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Mar 18, 2024 |
Violent Femmes - "Blister in the Sun"
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Mar 11, 2024 |
Pink Floyd - Time
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Mar 04, 2024 |
Modern English - I Melt with You
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Feb 26, 2024 |
The Story Behind The Song Is Back for Season 2!
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Feb 21, 2024 |
Don McLean - "American Pie": The Story Behind the Nostalgic Classic
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Dec 18, 2023 |
The Story Behind The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry" with Lol Tolhurst
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Nov 20, 2023 |
The Story Behind The Shins' Timeless Indie Gems "New Slang" and "Phantom Limb"
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Oct 16, 2023 |
The Story Behind Air Supply's Soft Rock Smash "All Out of Love" with Graham Russell
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Sep 18, 2023 |
The Story Behind Run-DMC's Hip-Hop Classic "It's Tricky" with Darryl "DMC" McDaniels
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Aug 28, 2023 |
The Story Behind Culture Club's Reggae-New-Wave Smash "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" with Boy George
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Aug 21, 2023 |
The Story Behind The Police's Reggae-Rock Hit "Roxanne" with Stewart Copeland
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Jul 17, 2023 |
The Story Behind Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon Smash "Time" with Nick Mason
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Jun 19, 2023 |
The Story Behind Def Leppard's Glam Metal Smash "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
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May 15, 2023 |
The Story Behind Howard Jones' Synth-driven New Wave Classic "New Song"
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Apr 17, 2023 |
The Story Behind Toto's Iconic, Instantly Recognizable "Africa," with David Paich
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Mar 20, 2023 |
The Story Behind Devo’s Seminal Synth-Rock Single “Whip It”
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Feb 20, 2023 |
The Story Behind A Flock of Seagulls' New Wave Classic "I Ran (So Far Away)"
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Jan 16, 2023 |
The Story Behind Nirvana's Era-Defining Anthem "Smells Like Teen Spirit," As Told by Producer Butch Vig
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Dec 19, 2022 |
The Story Behind Billy Idol's Post-Punk Classic "White Wedding"
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Nov 21, 2022 |
The Story Behind Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo's Halloween Classic "Dead Man's Party"
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Oct 31, 2022 |
The Story Behind Blue Öyster Cult’s “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper," Cowbell's Crowning Achievement
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Oct 17, 2022 |
The Story Behind Metric’s Breakout Hit “Help I’m Alive”
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Oct 03, 2022 |
The Story Behind Silversun Pickups' Gritty, Grinding Masterpiece "Lazy Eye"
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Sep 19, 2022 |
The Story Behind BeachLife Ranch, the New Home-Brewed LA Music Festival Amidst a Sea of Goliaths
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Aug 29, 2022 |
The Story Behind Lykke Li's Dark Love Song "No Rest for the Wicked"
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Aug 15, 2022 |
The Story Behind Why Garbage's Shirley Manson Is "Only Happy When It Rains"
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Jul 18, 2022 |
The Story Behind "The Glamorous Life," Sheila E.'s Classic Pop Collab with Prince
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Jun 20, 2022 |
The Story Behind How They Might Be Giants Built a "Birdhouse in Your Soul"
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May 16, 2022 |
The Story Behind Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" Becoming an Internet Phenomenon
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Apr 18, 2022 |
The Story Behind "Home" and "Truth," Edward Sharpe's Companion Songs of Darkness and Light
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Mar 21, 2022 |
The Story Behind Manchester Orchestra's Unexpected Global Smash "The Silence"
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Mar 07, 2022 |
The Story Behind Judy Collins' Classic Version of Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns"
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Feb 21, 2022 |
The Story Behind X's "Los Angeles," a Thrashing Punk Critique About Intolerance
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Jan 18, 2022 |
The Story Behind Crowded House's Anthemic "Don't Dream It's Over"
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Dec 20, 2021 |
The Story Behind Blondie’s Iconic “Rapture”
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Nov 15, 2021 |
The Story Behind Tears for Fears' Unexpected Hit "Mad World"
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Oct 18, 2021 |
Lindsey Buckingham Shares The Story Behind Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk"
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Sep 20, 2021 |
The Story Behind Gary Numan's New Wave Classic “Cars"
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Aug 16, 2021 |
The Story Behind The Song Episode 1: Men At Work's "Down Under"
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Jul 15, 2021 |