Popular Song

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Film
La Llorona: the Mexican song of a weeping ghost

La Llorona is a Mexican folk song tied to one of the country's most persistent ghost legends. The song has no single…

July 27, 2026
Male Vocal
La Bikina: the Mexican song of pride and loneliness

La Bikina was written in 1964 by Mexican composer, violinist, arranger, and producer Rubén Fuentes. The song became one…

July 23, 2026
Poetry
Alfonsina y el Mar: the poem behind Argentina's farewell song

Alfonsina y el Mar appeared on Mercedes Sosa's 1969 album Mujeres argentinas, a song cycle about notable women in…

July 19, 2026
Songwriter
Quizás, Quizás, Quizás: the Cuban bolero of endless maybe

Written by Cuban songwriter Osvaldo Farrés in 1947, Quizás, Quizás, Quizás became one of the most durable Spanish…

July 15, 2026
Film
Cucurrucucú Paloma: the Mexican dove song of love and grief

Composed by Mexican songwriter Tomás Méndez in 1954, Cucurrucucú Paloma entered popular memory as a huapango-style song…

July 13, 2026
Songwriter
Hijo de la Luna: meaning of Mecano's tragic legend

Written by José María Cano, Hijo de la Luna appeared on Mecano's 1986 album Entre el cielo y el suelo and became one of…

July 11, 2026
Eurovision Song Contest
Eres Tú: the love song beyond Eurovision

At the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973, Spain sent Mocedades with Eres Tú, a love song whose title means It Is You…

July 5, 2026
Male Vocal
El Triste: the 1970 performance that made José José a star

At Mexico City's II Festival de la Canción Latina in 1970, José José presented El Triste, a dramatic ballad by Mexican…

July 1, 2026
Songwriter
Historia de un Amor: meaning behind the famous bolero standard

Composed by Panamanian musician Carlos Eleta Almarán, Historia de un Amor became one of the best-known Latin boleros of…

June 28, 2026
Film
Chaiyya Chaiyya: Sufi-inspired lyrics of the Dil Se train scene

The train-top dance made Chaiyya Chaiyya famous. Beneath that public spectacle sits a lyric image drawn from Sufi…

June 27, 2026
Male Vocal
Persiana Americana: meaning behind Soda Stereo's hidden gaze

Persiana Americana became one of the essential songs in the repertoire of the Argentine band Soda Stereo after…

June 10, 2026
Songwriter
Misirlou: from Ottoman melody to surf-rock lightning

Misirlou is one of those melodies that seems to belong to several worlds at once. Long before Dick Dale turned it into…

June 1, 2026
Songwriter
Lamento Boliviano: meaning and origin of the Mendoza rock anthem

Lamento Boliviano became the best-known song in the repertoire of the Argentine rock band Los Enanitos Verdes after…

May 31, 2026
Film
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: Rodgers and Hart's timeless Broadway song

Bewitched (Bothered and Bewildered) stands as a celebrated song and show tune hailing from the musical Pal Joey which…

September 29, 2023
Film
Dammit Janet: the playful proposal song

Dammit Janet is a memorable song from the original 1973 The Rocky Horror Show British musical stage production as well…

July 28, 2023
Songwriter
Tornerò: revealing the song meaning

Tornerò—the 1974 debut single by the Italian pop group I Santo California—may have initially achieved only moderate…

June 3, 2023
Guitar
Amor Eterno: meaning behind Juan Gabriel's song of loss

Amor Eterno is one of Juan Gabriel's most enduring songs of grief, memory, and love after death. Written by the Mexican…

April 15, 2023
Songwriter
Bandy the Rodeo Clown: country song about bullfighting

The profession of a rodeo clown is more similar to that of the classic bullfighting matador than the title may…

April 1, 2023
Songwriter
La Mordidita: meaning behind the three-chord Latin hit

La Mordidita is a notable Latin dance hit released by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin in 2015. The song was written by…

January 20, 2022
Songwriter
Carolina in the Pines: origins of Michael Murphey's love song

Carolina in the Pines is a seminal track by Michael Murphey, a highly influential country-genre artist with over thirty…

January 4, 2022
Collaboration
Súbeme la Radio: meaning and harmony behind the hot dance hit

Súbeme la Radio is a 2017 Latin dance track recorded by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias in collaboration with Cuban…

December 22, 2021
Songwriter
Rhinestone Cowboy: origins of Glen Campbell's best-known track

Rhinestone Cowboy is a notable country track that hit the tops of global charts in the 1970s, extending beyond the…

November 27, 2021
Collaboration
Vente Pa' Ca: surprising harmony behind Ricky Martin's party song

Vente Pa' Ca is a 2016 dance track recorded by award-winning Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin featuring Colombian urban…

November 13, 2021
Songwriter
Ramaya: the tonal workings of the famous African disco hit

Ramaya is the best-known song of Mozambican street singer Afric Simone whose career took off in 1970s Europe when disco…

November 2, 2021
Collaboration
Échame la Culpa: another Fonsi hit echoing Despacito chords

Échame la Culpa is a 2017 Latin pop track by Demi Lovato and Puerto Rican songwriter Luis Fonsi that remains their only…

October 20, 2021
Songwriter
Bailamos: meaning and flamenco roots of Enrique Iglesias' hit

Bailamos remains one of Enrique Iglesias' best-known songs originally recorded for his 1998 album Cosas del Amor but…

October 9, 2021
Songwriter
Porque Te Vas: meaning behind Jeanette's song of departure

Porque Te Vas is the best-known international song recorded by Jeanette Anne Dimech, professionally known as Jeanette…

September 15, 2021
Songwriter
Longfellow Serenade and the fireside poet that kindled Neil Diamond's song

Longfellow Serenade is a notable 1974 hit released by Neil Diamond, a prolific American songwriter who sold more than…

September 9, 2021
Songwriter
Yo No Te Pido la Luna: origins and meaning of Daniela Romo's best hit

Yo No Te Pido la Luna is an influential Latino pop song whose musical harmony borrows from the 1980s Italian track Non…

August 30, 2021
Songwriter
Wildwood Weed: the cheeky ganja farmers song that got banned

Wildwood Weed is a parody song written by country music artist Don Bowman and first recorded by singer and multi…

August 17, 2021