Photo by Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for The Meadows In "Cinderella", Mac Miller, with help from Ty Dolla Sign, employs an old fairy tale to express hi... read more
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
Kenny Aronoff, who did that Jack & Diane drum break, makes his picks
Chris Hill, who co-wrote nine songs on Raye's new album, tells us how they came together.
MC Skat Kat was created for the remix of "Opposites Attract," which was released as the last single from Paula Abdul's Forever Your Girl album. The team that created the Kat also did a-ha's "Take On Me" video.
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Shakira was a huge star in her native Colombia before breaking through in the US with her first English-language album, Laundry Service, in 2001. She got a lot of support from Gloria Estefan, who helped her learn the language and navigate the American music industry.
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Fagen talks about how the Steely Dan songwriting strategy has changed over the years, and explains why you don't hear many covers of their songs.
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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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Do you know who recorded the original versions of these ten hit songs?
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Test your metal - Priest, Maiden, and Beavis and Butt-head show up in this one.
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I can't believe how often this song is misinterpreted. The dude's on a bus, and he has confided a secret code with his old girlfriend - to tie a simple single yellow ribbon if she wants him. Instead, he comes around the corner, and begins cursing "the whole damned bus..." because his simple secret code failed. The whole damned bus is cheering because they all see their ribbons. So EITHER she acted unfaithfully and wants the whole busload of guys that she's been screwing around with, OR his clever plan to have a secret code failed because every guy on the bus has done the same thing with his girlfriend. Clearly the code has failed, and the guy has no clue what "is and isn't mine" at this point. So he stays on the bus, forgets about us, puts...