Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Story Behind the Song The Exclusive Personal Stories Behind Your Favorite Songs

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, inChicken Soup for the Soul: The Story Behind the Song. Songs, with personal stories behind them, many of which are being told for the first time, and also including photos and many of the lyrics, from:Art Alexakis -- "Father of Mine"Paul Anka -- "My Way" & "The Longest Day"Tony Asher -- "Wouldn't It Be Nice"Mel B -- "Mama"Philip Bailey -- "Shining Star"Jeff Barry -- "Tell Laura I Love Her" & "Walking' in the Sun"Carole Bayer Sager -- "That's What Friends Are For"Natasha Bedingfield -- "Soul Mate" & "Pocketful of Sunshine"Stephen Bishop -- "On and On"Clint Black -- "When I Said I Do"Greg Camp -- "All Star"Kim Carnes -- "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer"Carol Conners -- "With You I'm Born Again"Jim Croce -- "Bad, Bad, LeRoy Brown" & "Operator"Jackie DeShannon -- "Put a Little Love in your Heart"Lamont Dozier -- "Where Did Our Love Go" & "Stop in the Name of Love"Melissa Etheridge -- "Come to My Window"Siedah Garrett -- "Man in the Mirror"Larry Gatlin -- "All the Gold in California"Darryl Hall -- "Sara Smile"Roy Hay -- "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"Tom Higgenson -- "Hey There Delilah"Will Jennings -- "My Heart Will Go On"Joan Jett -- "Bad Reputation"Robert Lamm -- "Saturday in the Park"Tracy Lawrence -- "If the World Had a Front Porch"John Legend -- "Ordinary People"Huey Lewis -- "The Heart of Rock and Roll"Lisa Loeb -- "Stay"Graham Lyle -- "What's Love Got to Do with It"Melissa Manchester -- "Midnight Blues" & "The Power of Ribbons"Barry Manilow -- "One Voice"Richard Marx -- "Right Here Waiting"Amanda McBroom -- "The Rose"Nathan Morris -- "One Sweet Day"Aaron Neville -- "Yellow Moon"Walter Orange -- "Nightshift"Stephen Pearcy -- "Round and Round"Chynna Phillips -- "Hold On"Iggy Pop -- "Lust for Life"Ed Robertson -- "Easy"Smokey Robinson -- "Cruisin'"Brenda Russell -- "Get Here"John Sebastian -- "Daydream" & "Do You Believe in Magic"Neil Sedaka -- "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"Carly Simon -- "Let the River Run"Rick Springfield -- "Jessie's Girl"Mervin & Melvin Steals -- "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"Billy Steinberg -- "True Colors"Ray Stevens -- "The Streak"Ryan Tedder -- "Apologize" & "Bleeding Love"J

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