The Best Story of a Song Documentaries

Music - 12 free documentaries about the story of a song.

Start with The Legendary Song That Became the Rick Roll (23 min, VICE), then The Story of 'Because I Got High' by Afroman (23 min, VICE). All 12 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on the story of a song is Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald.

• The Legendary Song That Became the Rick Roll | The Story Of (23 min, VICE)
• The Story of 'Because I Got High' by Afroman (23 min, VICE)
• The Story of 'It Wasn’t Me' by Shaggy (26 min, VICE)
• The Story of 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)' by Eiffel 65 (25 min, VICE)
• The Story of 'A Thousand Miles' by Vanessa Carlton (22 min, VICE)
• The Story of 'Last Resort' by Papa Roach (27 min, VICE)
• The Story of 'Teenage Dirtbag' by Wheatus (24 min, VICE)
• The Story of 'Get Busy' by Sean Paul (22 min, VICE)
• The Story of 'Thong Song' by Sisqó (19 min, VICE)
• The Story of 'Who Let The Dogs Out' by Baha Men (26 min, VICE)
• The Story of 'Unwritten' By Natasha Bedingfield (22 min, VICE)
• The Story of 'Man! I Feel Like A Woman!' by Shania Twain (22 min, VICE)

Top-Rated Books About The Story of a Song

1. Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald - View on Amazon
2. The Song Machine by John Seabrook - View on Amazon
3. How Music Works by David Byrne (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
4. This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin (4/5) - View on Amazon
5. Blues people by Amiri Baraka - View on Amazon