Did you know that the Beatles song "Hey Jude" was written for John Lennon's son Julian or that Eric Clapton's son "Tears in Heaven" was written about his son that died?
The Boy in the Song: The True Stories Behind 50 Rock Classics by Frank Hopkinson and Michael Heatley gives the readers the stories on how each boy or man inspired the artists. The songs span decades from the sixties with The Beatles to Adele's "Rolling in the Deep."
One of the best stories was from Alanis Morrisette's "You Outta Know" who was supposedly written about Dave Coulier, who played Joey on Full House. Although Alanis never admitted to who the song is about Coulier did say the two dated.
This book is full of background information on some famous songs and is informative for all music lovers.
