Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images A rumor about Tom Petty's "American Girl" suggests the song was inspired by a tragic death, and its lyrics seem... read more
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Stone Temple Pilots bass player Robert DeLeo names the songs that have most connected with fans and tells the stories behind tracks from their Tiny Music album.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
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"It seemed that we would lose the race" refers to the band having the Rolling Stones mobile recording studio for only a limited time. They had to find a new place to make the recording quickly in order to make use of it. Lots of different bands used this facility, including Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones (of course), and others as diverse as The Chieftans, Miles Davis and Willie Nelson. It was upgraded several times over the years and was in use until fairly recently, when it was sold to a museum....