Music History Today: February 19, 2023

February 19, 2000: "All the Small Things" by Blink 182 peaked at Number 6 in the US.

The guitarist for Blink-182, Tom DeLonge, wrote "All the Small Things" for his girlfriend after she complained that he always writes songs about other girls.

Music History Today: December 4, 2021

December 4, 1982: Peter Gabriel entered Billboard's Top 40 singles with "Shock the Monkey."

Peter Gabriel has never elaborated much on the meaning of “Shock The Monkey,” other than to say in a 1993 interview, “This song is about jealousy and a sort of animal nature.”