Share the Seventeen Going Under Chords and Strumming:
Did You Know? Sam Fender wrote Seventeen Going Under about his own experiences of being 17 and unable to help his mum to make ends meet after she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and could no longer work as a nurse. She was 'harassed and treated unjustly by the Department for Work and Pensions'.
The song won the 2022 Ivor Novello songwriting award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.
Share the Dirty Old Town Chords and Strumming:
Did You Know? Dirty Old Town was originally written by Ewan MacColl in 1949 to fill space for a scene change in his play Landscape With Chimneys.
It was later made popular by cover versions by The Dubliners and The Pogues and has since been covered many times in multiple styles.
Share the In My Liverpool Home Chords and Strumming:
Did You Know? In My Liverpool Home was written in 1961 by member of The Spinners Peter McGovern and it has since become an anthem for the people of Liverpool.
Share the Cracklin' Rosie Chords and Strumming:
Did You Know? Cracklin Rosie was Neil Diamond's first US number 1 hit.
It's about a brand of Rosé drunk by lonely men in a small town in Canada where the wine is a metaphor for a lover.
Share the Travelin' Soldier Chords and Strumming:
Did You Know? Travelin Soldier was originally written by American Country Music Artist Bruce Robison. It features a Vietnam soldier writing to a high school student.
It's been covered multiple times, most famously by The Dixie Chicks
Country Universe rated the song no 17 of the 201 greatest singles of the decade.
Share the Bird On A Wire Chords and Strumming:
Did You Know? Bird On A Wire is one of Leonard Cohen's signature songs. It was typically the first song he would play live.
About the song he said 'I always begin my connect with this song. It seems to return me to my duties. It was begun in Greece and finished in a motel in Hollywood. Some lines were changes in Oregon. I can't seem to get it perfect. Kris Kristofferson informed me that I had stolen part of the melody from another Nashville writer. He also said that he's putting the first couple of lines on his tombstone, and I'll be hurt if he doesn't'
Share the Hey There Delilah Chords and Strumming:
Did You Know? Hey There Delilah was written about Delilah DiCrescenzo an American steeplechase and cross county runner. When Plain White T's singer Tom Higgenson met Delilah. he told her that he'd written a song about her already. He had not, so he spent the next year writing one.
Share the Hurt Chords and Strumming:
Did You Know? Hurt was originally written and performed by industrial rock group Nine Inch Nails. Singer and songwriter Trent Reznor highly praised Johnny Cash's interpretation of the song for its 'sincerity and meaning,' and said 'that song isn't mine anymore.'
The music video for the Johny Cash version is considered to be one of the greatest music videos of all time.
Share the Parting Glass Chords and Strumming:
Did You Know? The Parting Glass predates Auld Lang Syne and is traditionally a Scottish song, but also very popular in Ireland. It's often sung as a goodbye to friends after a gathering. It's rumoured to have been the last gift to a departing guest, sung to them after they have mounted their horse ready for their journey.
Share the Life's A Gas Chords and Strumming:
Did You Know? Life's A Gas was on T. Rex's 6th studio album Electric Warrior and makes a departure from the groups folk roots. It's considered to be the first ever glam rock album.