Photo by: Joey Del Valle/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images New Radicals landed a smash hit in 1998 with “You Get What ... read more
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
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"Piano Man" was inspired by Billy Joel's time playing at a piano bar in Los Angeles. The "real estate novelist" was a guy who always talked about writing a book, but spent all his spare time in the bar.
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The "Take Me to Church" singer was a member of the Irish choral group Anuna for four years before pursuing a solo career.
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The singer/bassist for Concrete Blonde talks about how her songs come from clairvoyance, and takes us through the making of their hit "Joey."
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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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Test your metal - Priest, Maiden, and Beavis and Butt-head show up in this one.
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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....