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The Surprisingly Cheerful Breakup Lyric Found on Bob Dylan’s Darkest Album

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The Elvis Costello Lyric That Combs Through National Scandals and Personal Revelations

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The Heartbreaking Janis Ian Lyric About a Reunion That Might Never Happen
How a Wrong Turn Led to a Resonant James McMurtry Song

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How The Decemberists Highlighted the Other Side of Athletics in “The Sporting Life”

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Mick Jagger Proved He Could Get Sentimental With This Rolling Stones Lyric for a Departed Friend

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The Lyric Where Yes Took a Chess Metaphor to Prog Rock History

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Tom Petty Made up This Brilliant Lyric on the Spot

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The Powerful and Personal Pink Floyd Lyric That Slipped Between the Cracks
Jackson Browne’s Tender Ode to a Free Spirit and the Singer Who Inspired It

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The Paul McCartney Lyric That Looked Back to His Pre-Fame Years

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The Devastating Jason Isbell Lyric That Set Him Apart, Even in His Drive-by Truckers Days

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