2024-01-30 20:18
Nothin’ to do but frown/ Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. Mental health is no joke. Watch this performance of The Carpenters playing Rainy Days and Mondays and see what a bea… Read More
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The top 500 songs of all-time. Videos, lyrics and interpretations.
2023-12-20 21:53
I’ll be there as soon as I can; But I’m busy mending broken Pieces of the life I had before. The narrator of “Unintended” by Muse is not in the best headspace. He tel… Read More
2023-10-25 21:12
I can survive and I can endure, And I don’t even think about her… The best way to read the lyrics to this song is to imagine you are catching up with a friend. You ask, “h… Read More
2023-03-27 23:42
I would give everything I own/Just to have you back again…
The lyrics of Bread’s “Everything I Own” are somewhat ambiguous. They are clearly about a relationship tha… Read More
2023-03-16 02:02
You cannot eat money, oh no
“The Seed” by Norwegian singer AURORA is characterized by her signature ethereal and haunting sound. AURORA’s sound in “The Seed&rdq&hell…Read More
2023-02-26 04:55
Have you heard Elton John’s “Your Song” on the radio so many times that its magic has been kind of lost over the years. Well, imagine re-discovering it anew with a friend w… Read More
2023-02-16 23:06
Just for a moment, I was back at school/And felt that old familiar pain…
Dan Fogelburg’s “Same Old Lang Syne”, is a play on the new year’s eve song Auld Lang S… Read More
2023-02-11 19:57
Know that we’ll still have each other/You can stand under my umbrella…
Rihanna’s “Umbrella” is one of the most successful and enduring pop songs of the last tw… Read More
2023-02-05 01:31
Jeremy spoke in class today…
“Jeremy” is Pearl Jam’s big hit from their album “Ten”. The song was written by lead singer Eddie Vedder. It was inspired by… Read More
2023-02-01 02:58
I’m so afraid of the way I feel…
Everyone knows about Fleetwood Mac’s inter-band problems and relationship dramas. That is part of the reason their music so interesting an… Read More
2023-01-18 05:12
Alone again…naturally.
Gilbert O’Sullivan’s “Alone Again” is one of the most disorienting songs in pop music. The music is slightly bright and happy—it s… Read More
2023-01-14 01:44
Stay just a little bit longer
Did you ever want to hear a story about the difficulties of being a Rockstar? No? Me either. Yet in The Load Out, Jackson Browne tells us about his experience a… Read More
2023-01-05 04:02
isn’t it a shame?How we break each other’s hearts/And cause each other pain?
Coming out of the breakup of The Beatles, George Harrison was on fire. His songs were often left off… Read More
2022-12-31 08:59
Let me go crazy, crazy on you
Check out this live performance that has been restored (I promise the audience stops clapping). The amount of sound is astonishing! The range of sound and emoti… Read More
2022-10-06 02:07
And I wonder where she will stay/
My little runaway…
Del Shannon’s “Runaway” was cutting edge rock/pop music when it was released in 1961. The song is remarkably inn… Read More
2022-09-23 04:16
Eddie was a sweet romancer, and a darn good dancer/And they’d waltz the aisles of the five and dime…
Mood plays such a strong role in Nanci Griffith’s “Love at the F… Read More
2022-07-29 22:34
A man can tell a thousand lies/
I learned my lesson well…
Madonna’s “Live to Tell” is strong lyrically and musically and her vocals are impeccable. The song is about… Read More
2022-07-15 00:23
Oooh, what a lucky man he was…
Luck is one of the most under-appreciated forces that guides every aspect of our life—both good and bad. Nothing is a bigger turn off than hearing… Read More
2022-06-29 22:10
You’ll never wait so long/Here comes your man.
There is a classic antidote that the only people who bought a Velvet Underground record ended up becoming a musician. Meaning–… Read More
2022-05-27 21:40
You’re so vain. I bet you think this song is about you.
Before Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez & Gwen Stephani, Carly Simon wrote the original “my-ex-sucks song&rd&hell…Read More
2022-04-26 23:57
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away, oh-oh-oh/
Psycho Killer…
The Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer” stretches the genre of rock in many ways. Most wouldn’t cal… Read More
2022-04-06 23:50
Why you always doing that?Breaking up with me then making up just to make me mad…
Lana Del Ray’s ‘Watercolor Eyes’ is an outstanding song about young love which was… Read More
2022-04-01 00:10
I thought you’d always be there/I almost believed you…
Genesis’ “In Too Deep” can be interpreted several ways and you couldn’t be faulted for any number… Read More
2022-03-13 08:13
Sister Christian there’s so much in life/Don’t you give it up before your time is due.
“Sister Christen” by Night Ranger is a 1980s power-ballad that almost defines t… Read More
2022-02-18 02:16
I hope it’s gonna make you notice/
Someone like me…
In the strictest sense, “Someone Like Me” by Kings of Leon is an autobiographical song about a performer who is l… Read More
2022-02-17 03:52
Just to see that smile/Would make my life worthwhile.
Amy Winehouse was an incredible talent. She died after producing only two albums. Hearing Winehouse’s voice for the first time was… Read More
2022-01-10 23:11
Head over heels, no time to think/
Looks like the whole world’s out of sync.
The early 1980s brought a wave of fun girl bands: The Gogos, Cindi Lauper, The Bangles & Madonna (befor… Read More
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