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The Musical Impact Of Volkswagen Commercials

The Musical Impact Of Volkswagen Commercials

The ads that reintroduced Nick Drake, revived "Mr. Roboto," and angered Trent Reznor

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"

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Ironic by Alanis Morissette

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The events described in Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic," like rain on your wedding day, are not examples of irony. Irony is the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning.

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Joan Jett

She was writing songs back in her days with The Runaways, but her biggest hits were covers of songs popularized by men. The one that spent seven weeks at #1 was "I Love Rock And Roll," which was originally a B-side by a British glam band.

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Songs with names of cities in the title

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Corey Hart

Corey Hart

The Canadian superstar talks about his sudden rise to fame, and tells the stories behind his hits "Sunglasses At Night," "Boy In The Box" and "Never Surrender."

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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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Fact or Fiction

John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp

Did Mellencamp give up drinking after a bar fight? Was he a hippie? Take this Fact or Fiction to find out.

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