In the lead-up to Christmas 2025, a purported risqué song in the style of 1940s or 1950s "oldies" tunes spread online. Its ...

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Behind beautiful melodies and iconic choruses are stories of grief, addiction, death, regret, and loss that often go ...

Which song lyrics from 2025 most moved our NPR Music critics?

The Traveling Wilburys were known for their group dynamic. But Bob Dylan stepped to the forefront with "If You Belonged To Me ...

Sometimes when you're singing along to a great song and belting out the lyrics, you realize that you've been singing the wrong words for a long time. And that's OK because misheard song lyrics are ...

“Tomorrow Never Knows” was one of The Beatles’ first psychedelic tunes, and had pretty far-out lyrics too. There are backward loops and strange lyrics, including, “Turn off your mind/ Relax and float ...

From Adele, The Beatles, Selena Gomez, Jimi Hendrix and Bon Jovi, these artists couldn't escape from having one of their song's lyrics mistaken by fans. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor It’s not ...

How well do you know the opening lyrics from these hit 1990s rock radio songs? You've heard the songs in this quiz likely hundreds of times and probably subconsciously hummed or sung along to them.

Bayern Munich had a rousing start to its 2025/26 campaign and it was impressive to many fans and onlookers. To have some fun ...

Cringeworthy has a physical dimension. You can dislike a song lyric. You can think a song lyric is stupid or silly. But a song lyric that makes you cringe hits a spot that makes you tighten your ...