Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images David Bowie wrote "The Man Who Sold The World" about a search for identity befor... read more
How they came up with their signature sound, and the stories behind hits like "Hold On Loosely" and "Caught Up In You"
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
How our favorite songs taught us about Champagne Problems, Dirty Work, Freak Flags, Soft Options and other useful phrases
Chris Hill, who co-wrote nine songs on Raye's new album, tells us how they came together.
"Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses is about Erin Everly, who was Axl Rose's girlfriend at the time. She is the daughter of Don Everly of the Everly Brothers.
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The Swedish duo Roxette found worldwide fame when an American exchange student brought a copy of their song "The Look" back home to Minneapolis and convinced a local radio station to give it a chance. It became the first of their four #1 US hits.
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The Brazilian rocker sees pictures in his riffs. When he came up with one of his gnarliest songs, there was a riot going on.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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In this quiz, spot the artist who put Romeo into a song lyric.
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Did Mellencamp give up drinking after a bar fight? Was he a hippie? Take this Fact or Fiction to find out.
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This song is about sarcasm. It has nothing to do with actually being together with the other person. But maybe it's because (the 2nd time around) my ex played this song for me while telling me that she would "take it all back" if she could just be with me again because I was "her soulmate" a year later...she cheats on me again. This song is about the bulls--t of love and how it ruins all your hopes and dreams and ultimately your life. "I'm waking up" to reality....