Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy In 2026, many comeback albums have been either released or are expected to be released t... read more
"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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Before becoming a pop icon, Taylor Swift was a guitar-playing teenage country singer with a hit single named after Tim McGraw. The breakup song is an early example of Swift's penchant for turning heartaches into hits.
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From the lake in "Roundabout" to Sister Bluebird in "Starship Trooper," Jon Anderson talks about how nature and spirituality play into his lyrics for Yes.
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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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With a few clues (Works at a diner, dreams of running away), can you name the character in the song?
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Country songs with titles so bizarre they can't possibly be real... or can they?
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The haunting, melancholy tone of the song really hits you in the heart... it's the kind of song you'd listen to as you sit alone on a beach, just watching the waves and the seagulls go by......