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The Kinks’ Ray Davies Delivered These Lyrics After Watching His Youthful Neighborhood Lose Its Identity

July 11, 2025, 7:30 am
The XTC Lyric That Takes a Dim View of a Reckless Superheroine

July 9, 2025, 8:30 am
John Lennon’s Mumbled Lyric at the End of “Strawberry Fields Forever” That Fed Into the “Paul Is Dead” Conspiracy
The Surprisingly Cheerful Breakup Lyric Found on Bob Dylan’s Darkest Album

July 6, 2025, 9:30 am
The Elvis Costello Lyric That Combs Through National Scandals and Personal Revelations

July 3, 2025, 7:30 am
The Heartbreaking Janis Ian Lyric About a Reunion That Might Never Happen

July 3, 2025, 5:00 am
How a Wrong Turn Led to a Resonant James McMurtry Song

July 2, 2025, 7:30 am
How The Decemberists Highlighted the Other Side of Athletics in “The Sporting Life”

July 1, 2025, 5:00 am
Mick Jagger Proved He Could Get Sentimental With This Rolling Stones Lyric for a Departed Friend
The Lyric Where Yes Took a Chess Metaphor to Prog Rock History

June 27, 2025, 5:00 am
Tom Petty Made up This Brilliant Lyric on the Spot

June 26, 2025, 9:30 am
The Powerful and Personal Pink Floyd Lyric That Slipped Between the Cracks

June 26, 2025, 8:30 am

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