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Jackson Browne’s Tender Ode to a Free Spirit and the Singer Who Inspired It

June 26, 2025, 5:00 am
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
The Spiritual George Harrison Lyric That Was Ignored by The Beatles

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The Well-Wishing Lyric Paul Simon Wrote When Art Garfunkel Started His Acting Career

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The Craig Finn Lyric That’s Part Character Sketch, Part Thriller

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How The Magnetic Fields Turned Classic Hollywood Dance Sequences Into a Heartbreaking Lyric

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The Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney Lyric That Drew on Past Macca Character Sketches

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How Randy Newman Used a Lyric to Address His First Marriage While in the Middle of His Second
One of Harry Nilson’s Best Lyrics Dealt With Furniture

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Tom Waits Doesn’t Write Many Protest Songs, but These Lyrics Qualify

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The Lyric Where Leonard Cohen Assessed His Place in the Music World

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