American Songwriter

4 Rock Lyrics From the 1980s That Make Zero Sense, but We Love Them Anyway

In the 1980s, a lot of the hit songs were power ballads with deeply emotional lyrics. Or, they were big uptempo, anthemic tunes. But then there are some rock songs with lyrics that don’t make any ...
The New York Times

Hip-Hop Icons Tell Justices That Texas Turned Rap Lyrics Into a Death Warrant

Killer Mike, Travis Scott, T.I. and other artists said James Broadnax was sent to death row in Texas based partly on his artistic expression. By Adam Liptak Adam Liptak is the chief legal ...
American Songwriter

3 Folk Lyrics That Completely Changed How Songwriters Wrote Music

Folk music has come and gone in various evolutions over the decades. Let’s look at a few memorable folk songs with particularly memorable lines that really changed the genre in big ways. Some of these ...