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The Lyric That Truly Shows off the Songwriting Potency of the Unheralded David Ackles

November 6, 2025, 8:00 am
The Elvis Costello Lyric That Explores the Dark Side of Passion

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How Jesse Winchester Established His Elite Songwriter Status With the First Lyrics He Ever Wrote
Warren Zevon Included a Quatrain for the Ages in “Desperados Under The Eaves”

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The Jackson Browne Lyric He Thought Might Signal the Premature End of His Music Career

October 30, 2025, 5:00 am
This Bob Dylan Lyric Searches for a Wayward Woman and an Elusive Faith (And Both Might Be the Same Thing)

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The Lyric That Put Richard and Linda Thompson Out on the High Wire

October 22, 2025, 9:00 am
How Kate and Anna McGarrigle Combined Travelogue and Heartbreak Into One Gorgeous Lyric

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How Don Henley and His Co-Writers Brought Maturity to a Lost-Love Lament With “The Heart Of The Matter”
This Counting Crows Tune Travels Down a Particularly Lonely Avenue

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This Billy Joel Lyric From 1976 Imagines a Bleak Future in the Big Apple

October 14, 2025, 9:00 am
The Radiohead Lyric That Explores Love Damaged by Depression

October 9, 2025, 9:00 am

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