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song lyrics,
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throw gasoline on the fire
Bruce Springsteen
Dancing in the Dark · 20 min read
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don't worry is an instruction
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Three Little Birds · 14 min read
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a message to the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical, bigot boss
Dolly Parton
9 to 5 · 8 min read
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it was written from a male point of view
Madonna
Like a Virgin · 13 min read
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this is not a love song
The Temper Trap
Sweet Disposition · 6 min read
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his character took flight
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On · 10 min read
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Aretha had to spell it out
Aretha Franklin
Respect · 7 min read
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"It’s a song for children"
John Lennon
Imagine · 18 min read
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have more fun than your haters
Taylor Swift
Shake It Off · 8 min read
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two days of peace with the Crips and Bloods
Michael Jackson
Beat It · 9 min read
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a pretty neat philosophy in four words
Bobby McFerrin
Don't Worry, Be Happy · 9 min read
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Ric Ocasek listened to Maxanne Sartori
The Cars
You Might Think · 8 min read
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the modern version of Beethoven
Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody · 10 min read
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life is better when you live this way
Oasis
Don't Look Back in Anger · 8 min read
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the love triangle figured itself out
Elvis Presley
Suspicious Minds · 9 min read
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Wicked Game played a wicked game
Chris Isaak
Wicked Game · 7 min read
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i'm so tired of being here
Evanescence
My Immortal · 11 min read
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the grandmother had it going on, and Stacy’s mom
Fountains of Wayne
Stacy's Mom · 8 min read
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I know, I know, I know, day by day is the way
Bill Withers
Ain't No Sunshine · 8 min read
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now, how does it taste?
Don McLean
American Pie · 11 min read
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the details matter, so does patience
Guns N' Roses
November Rain · 8 min read
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Ventura Boulevard is where the free fallin' started
Tom Petty
Free Fallin' · 7 min read
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how the dream was born under a piano in 1951
Aerosmith
Dream On · 12 min read
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how Abel Tesfaye became a Starboy
The Weeknd
Starboy · 15 min read
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she did and wrote about it
Katy Perry
I Kissed a Girl · 11 min read
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Chris Martin transformed his scars into stars
Coldplay
A Sky Full of Stars · 6 min read
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living that fantasy
Lorde
Royals · 9 min read
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Eminem, Kanye and Mary J. Blige missed this shooting star
Rihanna
Diamonds · 15 min read
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it was a Ford Falcon
Steppenwolf
Born to Be Wild · 7 min read
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everyone should feel this way
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Free Bird · 12 min read
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the voice. the person.
Rick Astley
Never Gonna Give You Up · 11 min read
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Chrissy Amphlett made the act into a song
The Divinyls
I Touch Myself · 8 min read
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rebel against the machine
Elvis Costello
Radio, Radio · 11 min read
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how Stanley Kirk Burrell became untouchable
MC Hammer
U Can't Touch This · 12 min read
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their sunshine was not stolen
Len
Steal My Sunshine · 6 min read
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the burden of lending a hand
The Band
The Weight · 6 min read
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a great question to ask
The Clash
Should I Stay or Should I Go · 4 min read
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it's a culture
War
Low Rider · 4 min read
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a voice and choice are offered
The Beatles
Revolution · 5 min read
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the convergence of many
Wu-Tang Clan
Method Man · 5 min read
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the May Queen arrives halfway
Led Zeppelin
Stairway to Heaven · 5 min read
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"I wanted to be a song"
Sophie B. Hawkins
Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover · 6 min read
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the words on the wall came to life
Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit · 8 min read
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Britney's magnum opus
Britney Spears
Work B**ch · 4 min read
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the greatest song ever written survived rejection
Bob Dylan
Like a Rolling Stone · 21 min read
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