Musicians love their instruments so much, they dedicate whole songs to them. Here are a few of our faves...

Amy Winehouse – Cherry

"Maybe we could talk 'bout things If you was made of wood and strings
While I love her every sound I dunno how to turn you down."

In this famous song from her debut album, Frank, Amy Winehouse chirps cheerfully about why she would rather spend time playing her new guitar than hanging out with her current boyfriend. 

Natasha Bedingfield – These Words

"Threw some chords together
The combination D-E-F It's who I am, it's what I do
And I was gonna lay it down for you"

In one of the songs she's best known for, Natasha Bedingfield talks about the frustrations of being an artist trying to condense into a song how she feels about her lover. 

Billy Joel – Piano Man

"Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feeling alright"

In this song, Billy Joel recalls his former life as a piano lounge-singer in the 70s. All of the people he mentions were based on people he actually worked with or met at the time.

Taylor Swift – Teardrops On My Guitar

"He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car
I keep singing, don't know why I do"

Taylor Swift is in love with Drew. But Drew has a new girlfriend whom he won't stop talking about (Drew, seriously – enough already!). So she resorts to sobbing on her guitar (someone give that girl a Kleenex...).

Seasick Steve – Diddley Bo

"With only one string you can't go wrong,
So go ahead, make yourself a song.
Make it kinda funky, everybody gonna know
You got yourself a diddley bow!"

Unlike Taylor, Seasick Steve is too happy-go-lucky to let a pesky thing like love get him down. All he needs is his one-stringed diddley bo and he's as happy as a clam.

Bob Dylan – Mr Tambourine Man

"Hey! Mr Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey! Mr Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you."

A heart-rendering song by one of the famous folk singers of all time, Mr Tambourine Man sees Bob Dylan tired and world weary, but still willing to follow the man playing the tambourine to help him escape his worldly woes.

Kate Bush – The Saxophone Song

"It's in me. It's in me,
And you know it's for real.
Tuning in on your saxophone.
Doo-bee-doo-bee-doo..."

When Kate Bush wasn't 'running up hills' or crying out for Heathcliff in a frilly nighty, she was hanging out in a bar in Berlin swooning over saxophone players in this song from her debut album.

Radiohead – Anyone Can Play Guitar

"And if the world does turn
And if London burns I'll be standing on the beach with my guitar
I wanna be in a band when I get to heaven
Anyone can play guitar
And they won't be a nothing anymore"

In this song from the band's first album, Thom Yorke sings about wannabe rock stars wanting to escape their daily lives of being a 'nothing' by playing the guitar, growing their hair and imagining themselves as iconic singer Jim Morrison.

Bryan Adams – Summer of '69

"I got my first real six-string
Bought it at the five-and-dime
Played it 'til my fingers bled
It was the summer of '69"

Bryan Adams' famous song about looking back on youth and learning to play guitar became an 80s anthem. Who would have guessed that years later these opening lyrics would be drunkenly sang out in Student Union bars up and down the land?

The Andrews Sisters – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

"A-toot, a-toot, a-toot-diddelyada-toot
He blows it eight-to-the-bar, in boogie rhythm
He can't blow a note unless the bass and guitar is playin' with 'im
He makes the company jump when he plays reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B"

One of The Andrews Sisters' most popular songs, this tells the story about an army bugler who, tired of just blowing the wake-up call, is paired up with some fellow musicians and together they entertain their fellow troops. It became a hit during World War II.

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