Win a trip to the hottest festival in New Orleans

Face it – summer is over. You have to put the white pants back in the closet and fire up the countdown clock to the first day of snow. Who said you can’t still see great music? 

 Get in the autumn spirit by picking your favorite three fall themed songs and telling us why you picked them. The Rolling Stone reader with the best list will win a trip for two to the hottest fall music festival in New Orleans taking place in October, complete with roundtrip airfare, hotel, and tickets. All you have to do is fill out the form below by September 25th. See official rules here . 

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Song Stories

“The A Team”

Ed Sheeran | 2011

This debut track from the then-20-year-old British singer-songwriter has a dark story behind it. Sheeran says he culls songwriting inspiration from "viewing other people's situations," which, for the heroine in "The A Team," involves drug addiction and prostitution that began as a teen. Sheeran paints the woman's trials with haunting imagery such as "But lately her face seems/Slowly sinking, wasting/Crumbling like pastries." "I did a gig at a homeless shelter, [and the song] is about one of the women there. It's her story," he said.

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