Most of the written songs are inspired by real people and events that inspired them. The most popular songs ever are inspired by true stories and real people. Sometimes that ‘real’ person was someone the musician loved or lost.

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Sometimes it’s just based on pure fantasy. Whatever the inspiration behind these songs is, we have to admit that all these masterpieces have a completely new level that we couldn’t see before. Read on and discover who and how inspired the most popular songs we still listen to today.