Photo by Naomi Rahim/WireImage If you could start your life over again, would you do it differently? That’s the question Thom Yorke ponders in “D... read more
Rob Thomas on songwriting, co-starring with a camel, and his friendship with Carlos Santana
Songs with chipper music that conceals painfully depressing lyrics
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
Buddy Holly got the title for his hit song "That'll Be The Day" from a phrase John Wayne repeats in the 1956 movie The Searchers.
More facts about That'll Be The DayThe Georgia native first found success as a songwriter for Jason Aldean ("My Kinda Party," "Dirt Road Anthem,") before becoming a country star in his own right with his debut, Modern Day Prodigal Son, in 2009.
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Tom stopped performing Thompson Twins songs in 1987, in part because of their personal nature: "Hold Me Now" came after an argument with his bandmate/girlfriend Alannah Currie.
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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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Did Eric Clapton really write "Cocaine" while on cocaine? This question and more in the Clapton edition of Fact or Fiction.
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I think the song means be nice with people, you don't know what others are suffering. Human beings are pretty lousy at communication, what is funny for one person is not always funny for everyone. This song was used (very effectively) at the end of the film Sympathy for Delicious. The film was about a young man in a wheelchair who suddenly discovers he is able to heal others but not himself....