Jay Mcdowell

I was eight years old And running with a dime in my hand To the bus stop to pick Up a paper for my old man

Porky's Revenge! was made for $9 million, bringing in more than $20 million. The saving grace of the third installment was the soundtrack. Dave Edmunds was tasked with gathering the musicians and picking material. Nine Rock & Roll Hall of Famers and one member of the Country Music Hall of Fame appear on this album, which fell through the cracks when it was initially released in 1985. Let's look at the story behind the music of Porky's Revenge!

The Replacements were coming off of their most successful album yet. Pleased to Meet Me saw the band move away from their punk rock roots and find their footing with crafted songs.

Record executive David Geffen sent a telegram directly to Yoko Ono asking to talk about the record. She showed it to Lennon, and he informed her to get in touch with him. Geffen flew to New York City the next day, where an agreement was reached. The record would be credited to both Lennon and Ono. Let's take a look at the story behind "Dear Yoko" by John Lennon.

The myth of Jim Morrison has always been surrounded by mystery and intrigue. Yes, he was a real person, but the image he left behind has always been full of conflicting reports.

Keith Richards began writing songs with Steve Jordan, who had played drums with The Blues Brothers on Saturday Night Live and in The World's Most Dangerous Band on Late Night with David Letterman. The pair holed up in a studio in New York City, and Richards began channeling his frustration with Mick Jagger into new songs. He wanted to start a new band. They enlisted Waddy Wachtel, Ivan Neville, and Charley Drayton, with Jordan co-producing with Richards. The X-Pensive Winos were born. Let's take a look at the story behind "Take It So Hard" by Keith Richards and the X-Pensive Winos.

Bruce Springsteen wrote songs that resonated with the working class and about the people who strived to someday own a Cadillac. His socially conscious lyrics often paint stark pictures of the landscape of America and its people. For him to release a song about a pink Cadillac seems frivolous on the surface, but the lyrics raised objections in the new frontier of the internet. Let's take a look at the story behind "Pink Cadillac" by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

Ever since people could jump in a car and hit the open road, they have been singing about it.

The Who had much success in England before they broke through in America. The band landed five Top-10 singles in the UK before they even hit the Top 40 in the United States. “I Can See for Miles” was the American commercial breakthrough. It peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the highest-charting single the band ever had in the U.S.

When John Lennon was a child his Uncle George gave him a Hohner harmonica, and the youngster learned to play. Inspired by the song “Hey Baby” by Bruce Channel, Lennon began adding it to his band's instrumentation, playing it on “Love Me Do,” “From Me to You,” and “Please Please Me.” When The Beatles were recording songs for their first feature movie, they included only one song featuring the harmonica. Let's take a look at the story behind “I Should Have Known Better” by The Beatles.