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• August 31, 2007: Sting:All This Time nominated by Andrew Horne.

This is about a boy who wants to bury his father at sea over the objections of 2 priests. It's a satire about rituals - the priests think the man should be buried according to their practices. Sting’s father passed away shortly before the song was written.

• August 30, 2007: Gnarls Barkley:Smiley Faces nominated by Rwishere.

A great song by Gnarls Barkley. It tells people to smile through whatever problems are happening.

• August 29, 2007: Maroon 5:She Will Be Loved nominated by Andrew Horne.

This is about a guy who has a best friend who is always someone else's girlfriend. He knows everything about her and she runs to him every time one of her relationships goes bad. He keeps saving her because he secretly loves her. He'll do anything for her even though she hurts him by leading him on. He's waiting for her to realize what a mistake she is making with all the other guys.

• August 28, 2007: Goo Goo Dolls:Name nominated by Andrew Horne.

Lead singer John Rzeznik wrote this about his childhood. He sings it to his sisters who raised him; both his parents died when he was young and his father was an alcoholic. The line, "We're grown up orphans who never knew their names" reflects his past.

• August 27, 2007: India.Arie:Beautiful Flower nominated by ILuvTea.

A great tune whose proceeds go to Oprah's Leadership Academy Foundation until 11 SEP 2007

• August 26, 2007: Diana Ross:Ain't No Mountain High Enough nominated by Andrew Horne.

This was written by the Motown husband and wife songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson. Nick Ashford was inspired by an experience when he first moved to New York. He was walking down a Manhattan thoroughfare, determined that New York City would not get the best of him; the words "Ain't no mountain high enough" popped into his head. This was Diana Ross's first US #1 solo hit.

• August 25, 2007: Bush:Glycerine nominated by Andrew Horne.

Gavin Rossdale wrote this about his relationship with his girlfriend, Jasmine Lewis. Glycerine is a chemical used in perfumes and medicines and also to preserve food. The title comes from the explosive applications of glycerine to stabilize nitro: in an interview Rossdale said the song was about how love was like a bomb.

• August 24, 2007: Sting:Fields Of Gold nominated by Andrew Horne.

This is about feeling joyous, but knowing that the joy is going to end someday. Sting wrote this after he bought a house near a barley field. The sunsets and the colors of the field were an inspiration for the lyrics, along with his love at the time. The major theme in this is commitment. It is about a man who has broken promises before, but is determined make this relationship last. Sting's wife, Trudie Styler, considers this one of her favorites.

• August 23, 2007: The Police:King Of Pain nominated by Andrew Horne.

This is a very personal song written by Sting. He had recently separated from his first wife and was not getting along with the other 2 members of the band.

• August 22, 2007: Journey:Faithfully nominated by Andrew Horne.

Keyboard player Jonathan Cain wrote this about the rough relationship of 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."

• August 21, 2007: Taylor Swift:Tim McGraw nominated by User:Candy Elizabeth.

Its a beautiful love song with great vocals. It also tells a story of love lost.

• August 20, 2007: Bruce Springsteen:If I Should Fall Behind nominated by Andrew Horne.

A love song to Springsteen's second wife, Patti, whom he married in 1989.

• August 19, 2007: The Wallflowers:6th Avenue Heartache nominated by Andrew Horne.

Lead singer Jakob Dylan wrote this in 1988 when he was only 18 years old. He considers it to be his first real song. It was originally written for their first CD, but the record company wouldn't let them include it with the album.

• August 18, 2007: The Strokes:12:51 nominated by Andrew Horne.

This song is about the moments just before sex, and how you lose some innocence in that brief time. The title reflects a typical time on a clock during a sexual encounter because many people check the time just as lovemaking begins. The music video is very heavily influenced by the Disney movie Tron.

• August 17, 2007: Snow Patrol:Chasing Cars nominated by Andrew Horne.

This is simply a love song about getting by with just you and your beloved.

• August 16, 2007: Kelly Clarkson:Behind These Hazel Eyes nominated by Andrew Horne.

This is a true song about Clarkson's ex boyfriend, who broke up with her and got married a month later. The song is about being hurt by someone you were once close to.

• August 15, 2007: John Mellencamp:Small Town nominated by Andrew Horne.

Mellencamp wrote this about his experiences growing up in the small town of Seymour, Indiana.

• August 14, 2007: Huey Lewis & The News:The Power Of Love nominated by Andrew Horne.

This was featured in the movie Back to the Future and included on the soundtrack. It hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985.

• August 13, 2007: Jimmy Eat World:Sweetness nominated by Andrew Horne.

This is about having strong feelings for a person who doesn't feel that way about you. When you are near that person you get a special "sweet" feeling. "The Sweetness Will Not Be Concerned With Me" is saying that that person doesn't feel the same way.

• August 12, 2007: Human League:Don't You Want Me nominated by Andrew Horne.

This is about a guy who meets a cocktail waitress and turns her into a star before their love goes bad. It was inspired by an article in a woman's magazine. Lead singer Phil Oakey claims this is not a love song but about power politics between two people.

• August 11, 2007: The Who:Won't Get Fooled Again nominated by Andrew Horne.

Pete Townshend wrote this about a revolution. In the first verse, there is an uprising. In the middle, they overthrow those in power, but in the end, the new regime becomes just like the old one ("Meet the new boss, same as the old boss"). Townshend felt revolution was pointless because whoever takes over is destined to become corrupt.

• August 10, 2007: Bruce Springsteen:Born In The U.S.A. nominated by Andrew Horne.

Springsteen wrote this about the problems Vietnam veterans encountered when they returned to America. Vietnam was the first war the US didn't win, and while veterans of other wars received a hero's welcome, those who fought in Vietnam were mostly ignored when they returned to the states.

• August 09, 2007: The Who:Who Are You nominated by Andrew Horne.

This song is based on a day in the life of Pete Townshend. It began with a very long meeting dealing with royalties for his songs: "Eleven hours in the Tin Pan, God, there's got to be another way." The "Tin Pan" he is referring to is "Tin Pan Alley" which is the name given to the collection of New York City-centered music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States. After this excruciating meeting he received a large check for royalties, left and went to a bar and got completely drunk. In that bar he encountered Paul Cook and Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols, who thought very highly of Pete for paving the way for Punk rock music. Townshend was conflicted because he feared The Who had sold out, and seeing The Sex Pistols, who were icons of rebellion, exasperated him even more. Pete left that bar and passed out in a random doorway in Soho (a part of New York). A policeman recognized him ("A policeman knew my name") and being kind, woke him and and told him, "You can go sleep at home tonight (instead of a jail cell), if you can get up and walk away." Pete's response: "Who the f--k are you?". This is the theme song of CSI.

• August 08, 2007: Billy Joel:We Didn't Start The Fire nominated by Andrew Horne.

The lyrics are a stream of consciousness list of events that Joel felt his generation was not responsible for. A lot of the references are to the Cold War (US vs. Russia), a problem his generation inherited.

• August 07, 2007: Van Halen:Jump nominated by Andrew Horne.

David Lee Roth has given various accounts of the meaning behind the lyrics, but he usually says they are about a TV news story he saw where a man was about to kill himself by jumping off a building (Roth thought, "Might as well jump"). He's also said the song is about a stripper. This was Van Halen's first #1 hit, and their only #1 with David Lee Roth as lead singer.

• August 06, 2007: George Harrison:Got My Mind Set On You nominated by Andrew Horne.

This is a very simplistic song that was a huge commercial success. A lot of Harrison's work was well off the mainstream, using unusual instruments and based on Indian music. This proved he could crank out a hit if he felt like it.

• August 05, 2007: Eminem:My Name Is nominated by sadhevneo.

This song tells why he is a Slim Shady. Another good and funny rap song from Eminem.

• August 04, 2007: Derek And The Dominoes:Layla nominated by Andrew Horne.

This is about George Harrison's wife, Patti. She and Clapton began living together in 1974 and married in 1979. Clapton and Harrison remained good friends, with George playing at their wedding along with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Clapton left her for actress Lory Del Santo (with whom he had his son, Conor) in 1985.

• August 03, 2007: Bruce Springsteen:Bobby Jean nominated by Andrew Horne.

This was written as a farewell message to guitarist Steven Van Zandt, who left the E Street Band during the recording of Born In The U.S.A. to pursue other projects. Van Zandt returned to the band years later.

• August 02, 2007: Céline Dion:That's The Way It Is nominated by Andrew Horne.

This song is about perseverance. When you're having trouble finding true love, you can't simply give up on it - it's supposed to come to those who truly believe in it.

• August 01, 2007: Bush:Machinehead nominated by Andrew Horne.

This was inspired by a the poem Howl by Allen Ginsburg. The poem contains the line: "Machine says I saw the best minds of my generation." Lead singer Gavin Rossdale is a big fan of Ginsburg.