The Story Behind The Song

The Story Behind The Song

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 anyone into the musician’s fascinating creative journey of how their most lasting songs came to be – and the moment that sparked their inspiration.

Latest Episode

Encore: The Police's Stewart Copeland: "Roxanne" (28.07.2025)

Previous Episodes

  • Salt-N-Pepa's Salt - Let's Talk About Sex 21.07.2025
  • Encore: Blondie - "Rapture" 14.07.2025
  • Sublime - "Wrong Way" (with Bud Gaugh) 07.07.2025
  • Encore: Don McLean - "American Pie" 30.06.2025
  • The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs - "Eternal Flame" 23.06.2025
  • Encore: The Killers' Brandon Flowers - "All These Things That I've Done" 16.06.2025
  • Gloria Gaynor - "I Will Survive" 09.06.2025
  • Encore: Devo - “Whip It” 02.06.2025
  • DEVO - "Girl U Want" 26.05.2025
  • Encore: Air Supply - "All Out of Love" with Graham Russell 19.05.2025
  • Counting Crows - "A Long December" 12.05.2025
  • Encore: Heart - "Crazy On You" with Nancy Wilson 05.05.2025
  • Heart - "Barracuda" 28.04.2025
  • Encore: Violent Femmes - "Blister in the Sun" 21.04.2025
  • Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - “Refugee" 14.04.2025
  • The Story Behind The Song Is Back for Season 4! 10.04.2025
  • Encore: Rick Astley - "Never Gonna Give You Up 09.12.2024
  • Encore: Garbage - "Only Happy When It Rains" 02.12.2024
  • Moby - “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad" 25.11.2024
  • Encore: Boy George - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" 18.11.2024

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