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The Story Behind the Popular Christmas Song That Took Seven Years To Write

December 9, 2025, 2:00 pm
The Story Behind the Eagles Song Glenn Frey Wrote for His Daughter During a Difficult Time

December 9, 2025, 11:56 am
The Emotional One-Hit Wonder From 1987 That Nearly Made It Into a Different 80s Movie (And Prompted at Least Five Lawsuits)
How a Boston Radio Station Helped Turn This California Song Into a 1960s Smash Hit

December 9, 2025, 7:20 am
The Radical Meaning Behind “Young Turks” by Rod Stewart

December 9, 2025, 7:00 am
The “Haunted” Song Loretta Lynn Wrote Sitting on the Stairs in Patsy Cline’s Home Shorty After Her Death in 1963

December 8, 2025, 10:50 am
The Meaning Behind “Baby Don’t You Do It” by Marvin Gaye and How It Influenced Two World-Famous Rock Bands

December 8, 2025, 7:00 am
The Story Behind the Song That Changed Everything for Lainey Wilson

December 8, 2025, 6:00 am
Phil Collins Went to the Movies for His Last US Top 40 Hit
Why Ringo Starr Refused to Sing This Beatles Lyric on ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ (Here’s What He Sang Instead)

December 6, 2025, 5:11 pm
Before “Turn! Turn! Turn!”, The Byrds Were About to Cover Another Bob Dylan Song Before It Was Ultimately Rejected

December 6, 2025, 3:17 pm
The Power of Positivity (And Denial) Helped Go West Nab Their First Hit

December 6, 2025, 5:00 am

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