8 Songs About Real Homes—From Lily Allen’s Brownstone to Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island Estate

Lily Allen, Taylor Swift, and more have turned real homes—from NYC townhouses to seaside estates—into unforgettable lyrics.

A Family Grows Their House, and Grows Into It, Too

The architect Dimitri Brand and his wife, Nelly Mecklenburg, built a custom home in New York and tacked on an addition. But ...
American Songwriter

The Tom Waits Lyric That Equates a Run-Down Building to a Lack of Love

Tom Waits reached back to his classic ballad style for "House Where Nobody Lives". The 1999 classic highlighted his album 'Mule Variations'.

“A producer from the studio next door said, ‘You’re gonna kill him!’”: How AC/DC’s singer suffered for Back In Black

“And one time, a producer who was working in the studio right next door came in and said: ‘We can hear the screaming through ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1967, Tammy Wynette Had Her First No. 1 as a Solo Artist With a Mother’s Narration of Her Daughter Living in a Broken Home

October 29, 1967, was a historic day for Tammy Wynette. It was on this day that Wynette had her first No. 1 single as a solo artist, with “I Don’t Wanna Play House”. Written by Billy Sherrill and ...