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New CAT-egory

New CAT-egory

With songs by Joni Mitchell, Pink Floyd and The Cure

Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty

Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty

Rob Thomas on songwriting, co-starring with a camel, and his friendship with Carlos Santana

Depressing Songs That Sound Happy

Depressing Songs That Sound Happy

Songs with chipper music that conceals painfully depressing lyrics

Don Barnes of 38 Special

Don Barnes of 38 Special

How they came up with their signature sound, and the stories behind hits like "Hold On Loosely" and "Caught Up In You"

Songs that reference The Odyssey

Songs that reference The Odyssey

With selections from Steely Dan, The Police, Feist and Rush

Quiz: Grammar In Lyrics

Quiz: Grammar In Lyrics

Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?

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Angie by The Rolling Stones

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"Angie" was the only ballad by The Rolling Stones to hit #1 in America.

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The Human League

English synth-pop innovators The Human League debuted in 1978 with the UK hit "Being Boiled" before colonizing the American charts with the #1 "Don't You Want Me." The song is based on the movie A Star Is Born (1976 version), about a superstar upstaged by his female protégé.

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Songs with long introductions

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Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers

Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers

Medley looks back on "Unchained Melody" and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" - his huge hits from the '60s that were later revived in movies.

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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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Graduation Songs

Graduation Songs

Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?

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