Songfacts
Songfacts is a music-oriented website that has articles about songs, detailing the meaning behind the lyrics, how and when they were recorded and any other info that they can find. The site was started by WHCN DJ Carl Wiser in Hartford, Connecticut in August 1999. Wiser originally created the list as a database to prepare for his radio programs but then he posted it online. First, it was mainly used by DJs, but in 2002 it was chosen as a "Yahoo! Pick". The site was rated 4/5 by the Mumbai Mirror in India.
In the August 2004 issue of Men's Journal, Songfacts was listed as one of the "100 Best Websites for Guys". USA Weekend has praised it as "a virtual Behind the Music".
The journalists who work for the site have interviewed hundreds of artists and songwriters to get the facts behind the songs, including Peter Murphy, Gene Simmons, Mick Jones, Ian Anderson, Brad Arnold, Billy Steinberg, Matt Thiessen, Tomas Haake, Jo Dee Messina, Marc Roberge, Bill Withers, Janis Ian and Emily Saliers.
