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World Cup Songs

World Cup Songs

The stories behind the World Cup songs, including the latest from Shakira

Phrases We Learned From Popular Songs

Phrases We Learned From Popular Songs

How our favorite songs taught us about Champagne Problems, Dirty Work, Freak Flags, Soft Options and other useful phrases

The Five Songs With The Best Drumming Of All Time

The Five Songs With The Best Drumming Of All Time

Kenny Aronoff, who did that Jack & Diane drum break, makes his picks

Fact or Fiction: Social Distortion

Fact or Fiction: Social Distortion

Were they named for a distortion pedal? Take this Fact or Fiction to find out.

Daniel Lanois

Daniel Lanois

The inside stories of songs he produced for U2, Peter Gabriel, and Bob Dylan

In The Studio For Raye's New Album

In The Studio For Raye's New Album

Chris Hill, who co-wrote nine songs on Raye's new album, tells us how they came together.

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Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls

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The Goo Goo Dolls got the title for their song "Iris" from a country singer named Iris DeMent. The word doesn't show up in the lyric; lead singer Johnny Rzeznik said he was "trying to be pretentious and arty by calling it that."

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Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson

In 2002, the same year she became the first American Idol, Clarkson smashed the Beatles' 1964 record for the biggest jump to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with her debut single, "A Moment Like This."

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A cappella songs

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Vanessa Carlton

Vanessa Carlton

The "A Thousand Miles" singer on what she thinks of her song being used in White Chicks and how she captured a song from a dream.

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Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Tea Party by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.

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Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Is "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" about Vietnam? Was John Fogerty really born on a Bayou? It's the CCR edition of Fact or Fiction.

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