Jim Beviglia

Huey Lewis and the News delivered time after time as one of the most consistent hitmaking groups of the '80s. But they needed a jump start from an outside source/old friend to help set them on that path, which they received when they recorded the Top 10 smash "Do You Believe in Love" in 1982. What is the song about? Who wrote it? And how did it help the struggling band get on their feet on the way to bigger and better things? Let's go back to find out the story behind "Do You Believe in Love," as well as the song's meaning.

It says something about the musical chemistry of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers that they were able to take “Jammin' Me,” with its somewhat bizarre lyrics, and turn it into a radio hit.

Paul McCartne y's post-Beatles band Wings went from reeling to thriving with the release of their 1973 album Band on the Run . “Helen Wheels” was

Grease is the word Frankie Valli sang in 1978, and that was an incredibly accurate assessment. The movie of the same name emerged from its Broadway origins to become a sensation that same year. And Valli's single “Grease” did amazing business as well, topping the pop charts.

The '80s were prime time for stirring power ballads tied into major motion pictures. Peter Cetera's "Glory of Love" certainly scratched that itch in a major way. It soared to the top of the pop charts upon its release in 1986. What is the song about? How did Cetera and his co-writers come up with the ideas for the track? And why was it so important to Cetera's budding solo career? Let's take a look at one of the finest movie songs in a decade that was filled with them.

You could argue that cult bands are cult bands, and hit bands are hit bands, and never the twain shall meet. But The Tubes proved that you can indeed make the leap from "adored by few" to "loved by many." They did so on their Top 1983 single "She's a Beauty." What is the song about? How did the writers come together to create the song? And what experience inspired Tubes' Fee Waybill to come up with the lyrics? Get ready to take a peek back at "She's a Beauty." Just remember: Don't fall in love.

No songwriter/performer in the early ‘70s combined melodic ease with sensitive, heart-tugging lyrics like David Gates of Bread. One of his peak efforts came with the 1972 smash single “Everything I Own.” It’s a song that many hear as a love song, and it is, albeit one burdened by great loss. What is the song about? To whom was Gates referring? And what inspired him to write it? Let’s take a look back at all the nooks and crannies of “Everything I Own,” from its creation to its meaning.

Many bands left behind by the music scene struggle to ever again find their earlier footing. Give credit then to America for how they came back from a commercial slump and bucked the prevailing trends to score a big hit in 1982 with “You Can Do Magic,” a song that allowed the soft-rockers to outperform some of the biggest MTV acts of the day. What is “You Can Do Magic” about? What top songwriter-for-hire wrote it? And why did the band need a boost after their success in the early ‘70s? Let’s find out all the de-de-de-de details of this surprising smash.

Before he met his wife Linda, Paul McCartney had a long-term girlfriend throughout some of the headiest times in Beatles history. British actress Jane Asher dated McCartney for about five years, until the relationship ended in 1968. Asher has never spoken to the press about her relationship with McCartney. But we do have some pretty good clues about what the relationship was like. That's because McCartney wrote several songs that were almost definitely about his relationship with Asher, both the highs and lows of it. Here are the five best.

In 2006, Tom Petty popped up after a four-year recording hiatus with his third solo album.