This is Beirut, 22/02 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Song Story Eric Clapton Culture
Fate can strike with unfathomable cruelty. For Eric Clapton, that blow came on March 20, 1991, when the life of his son Conor, just four years old, was cut short under tragic and improbable circumstances. From this heartbreaking loss was born Tears in Heaven, a song that became the universal hymn of grief and resilience. On that fateful spring ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 14/02 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Some songs leave an everlasting mark on the history of music. Melodies that, from the very first notes, transport us to another world. “Yesterday,” an ageless masterpiece by The Beatles, is one of them. But did you know that this legendary ballad was born from a dream and almost never came to light? Let’s revisit the story of this mythical ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 07/02 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Music Story Culture Song Simon & Garfunkel
In the early 1960s, Paul Simon, then an unknown young musician, composed his songs in an offbeat place—his parents’ bathroom. Captivated by the acoustics of the small space, he refined the chords and lyrics of what would become one of the most iconic songs of the 20th century. At that time, Simon and his childhood friend Art Garfunkel formed ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-07 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Dubbed "the most mysterious song on the internet," this German pop song was at the center of a virtual treasure hunt for nearly two decades. Through the dedication and passion of an online community, the song was ultimately identified as Subways of Your Mind, performed by the little-known 1980s German band FEX. The story began in 2007, when a ...