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The Story Behind the Song finds host Peter Csathy digging into some of the most iconic songs of all time with the artists who made them. Others may scratch the surface, but we go deeper than...

This week in a very special episode of The Story Behind the Song , host Peter Csathy welcomes indie rock icons Scott "Spiral Stairs"...

The Story Behind the Song 's Peter Csathy is back to talk to legendary The Police drummer Stewart Copeland to talk about "Roxanne."...

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This week on The Story Behind the Song , host Peter Csathy welcomes Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh to dive into the story behind their classic 19...

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This week on The Story Behind the Song , host Peter Chatty welcomes the legendary Susanna Hoffs, singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the ic...

On this encore episode of The Story Behind the Song , The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers reflects on one of the band's earliest songs -- &...

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On this encore episode of The Story Behind the Song , we revisit a conversation with Gerald Casale of Devo about the band’s seminal 1980 sin...

Co-founder, singer, keyboardist, and songwriter Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo joins host Peter Chatty on The Story Behind the Song to explore th...

On this encore episode of The Story Behind the Song , we revisit a conversation with Graham Russell of the Australian super duo Air Supply t...

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On this encore episode of The Story Behind the Song , we revisit the incredible music of Heart. Just last week, we brought you Nancy Wilson'...

Guitar legend Nancy Wilson of Heart joins host Peter Csathy for her second appearance on The Story Behind the Song , this time to explore th...

On this encore episode of The Story Behind the Song, revisit one of the most unexpected and authentic indie bands of the early 80s -- Violen...

The Story Behind the Song returns for Season 4 to dive deep with legendary guitarist Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers who jo...

The Story Behind the Song returns to dive deep into some of music history’s most iconic tracks with the legends who made them. Host Peter Cs...

On the season finale (and encore episode) of The Story Behind the Song , hear Rick Astley discuss his classic "Never Gonna Give You Up&#...

On this encore episode of The Story Behind the Song , listen to Garbage 's Shirley Manson discuss "Only Happy When It Rains," her or...

On the latest episode of The Story Behind the Song , pioneering electronic producer and songwriter Moby joins host Peter Csathy for a deep d...

On this encore episode of The Story Behind the Song , hear Boy George discuss "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" and more. One of the m...

On the latest episode of The Story Behind the Song , host Peter Csathy is joined by The Church bassist and vocalist Steve Kilbey to take a d...

In this encore episode of The Story Behind the Song , hear James Mercer of The Shins talk about their indie classic "New Slang," the...

On the latest episode of The Story Behind the Song , William Reid, who co-founded influential UK duo The Jesus and Mary Chain with his broth...

In this encore episode of The Story Behind the Song , Blue Öyster Cult 's Bruce Dickinson (aka Buck Dharma) chats with host Peter Csathy abo...

On the latest episode of The Story Behind the Song , Incubus vocalist Brandon Boyd and lead guitarist Mike Einziger join host Peter Csathy t...

In this encore episode of The Story Behind the Song , host Peter Csathy revisits the very first episode of the podcast where he talked with...

On this week's The Story Behind the Song , Graham Nash tells the story behind Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s “Teach Your Children," "...

In this encore episode of The Story Behind the Song , Sheila E. joins host Peter Csathy to discuss how the game-changing song "The Glamo...

Season 3 of The Story Behind the Song continues with Russian-German DJ and producer Zedd ! Zedd has achieved global fame for his innovative...

To kick off Season 3 of The Story Behind the Song , The Cranberries ’ drummer Fergal Lawler and CHVRCHES ’ Iain Cook link up to talk about t...

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For the finale of The Story Behind the Song Season 2, The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers reflects on one of the band's earliest songs -- &...

Def Leppard 's Joe Elliott goes deep into their hit "Pour Some Sugar on Me" on this episode of The Story Behind the Song . In this s...

To say singer-songwriter Jewel has come a long way since her days performing in an Alaskan bar would be an incredible understatement. With h...

Billy Idol emerged from the London punk scene in the '70s as frontman for Generation X. Venturing out on his own in the '80s, he became a gl...

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On this epsiode of The Story Behind the Song podcast, Lindsey Buckingham breaks down the Fleetwood Mac classic "Tusk." He dives into...

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In this Legacy episode of The Story Behind the Song , host Peter Csathy as revisit an episode with Pink Floyd 's Nick Mason to discuss “Time...

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Don McLean earned the title of America's Troubadour with his iconic 1971 hit song "American Pie." This eight-and-a-half-minute folk...

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