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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...
Music Theory
Lost for Words: Pink Floyd's only Lydian song
Of all 138 songs and instrumental tracks released by Pink Floyd on their 14 studio albums, Lost for Words is the only...
SONGWRITER
Golden Slumbers: lyrical origins of the famous Beatles lullaby
Golden Slumbers is a short song recorded by The Beatles for their 1969 album Abey Road. The track was written by Paul...
SONGWRITER
La Gota Fría: vallenato music masterpiece refashioned by Carlos Vives
La Gota Fría is one of the best-known examples of the vallenato genre that originated in the early 19th century in the...
SONGWRITER
Hasta Mañana: the origins of the best ABBA ballad
Hasta Mañana, an ABBA ballad released on their 1974 Waterloo album never quite managed to reach the top of international...
Music Theory
Mixolydian mode in The Doors songs
It is no secret that the harmonic structure of a song and its adherence to the canons of musical theory is one of the...
SONGWRITER
Vivir Mi Vida: meaning and origin of Marc Anthony's jubilant salsa
Vivir Mi Vida is a life-asserting track by the American singer-songwriter Marc Anthony released on his 2013 album 3.0,...
SONGWRITER
Ramblin' on My Mind: Delta blues masterpiece cut in a hotel room
Ramblin' on My Mind is an iconic blues song cut by the Delta blues singer Robert Johnson as a part of his first...
SONGWRITER
Harry Hippie: Bobby Womack's recollection of his brother tragic death
Harry Hippie is one of the best-known songs released by Bobby Womack who, throughout his sixty-year long career, has...
SONGWRITER
Desafinado: a song for those who cannot sing
The Portuguese word Desafinado, meaning "out of tune" or "off-key," is a rather strange name for a classic bossa nova...
SONGWRITER
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On: the record that shot Jerry Lee Lewis to fame
Recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis in 1957, Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On instantly became a major hit in America, highlighting...
SONGWRITER
Burbujas de Amor: playful and saucy lyrics by Juan Luis Guerra
Burbujas de Amor is one of the best-known songs by Juan Luis Guerra, a Dominican pop singer and accomplished songwriter...
MEDITATION
Sri Lalitha Sahasranama: 1000-name lyrics praising the beauty of Goddess Shakti
Lalita Sahasranama is a Hindu chant dedicated to the Divine Mother known as Shakti who manifests as the triple goddesses...
SONGWRITER
Flat Foot Floogie: vulgar meaning of the swing hit song
Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy) is a jazz swing song that became a nationwide hit when it was released in the US in...
SONGWRITER
The Bells of Rhymney: two major modal modes of famous protest song
The Bells of Rhymney is one of the best-known protest songs of the past century, first recorded in 1958 by the American...
SONGWRITER
Hypnotized: Fleetwood Mac's song about aliens
Hypnotized is the best-known track from Fleetwood Mac's 1973 album Mystery To Me, written by guitarist Bob Welch who...
SONGWRITER
Dos Gardenias: romantic lyrics of the famous Cuban bolero
Dos Gardenias is a well-known Cuban song with soulful and gentle lyrics composed in the form of bolero—a vocal style...
SONGWRITER
Reelin' In the Years: the tandem of effective lyrics and one of the best guitar solos of all time
Reelin' In the Years is one of the most successful tracks of the American jazz-rock band Steely Dan who are known for...
SONGWRITER
Bony Moronie: blues roots of the seminal rock and roll hit
Bony Moronie is one of the best-known tracks of New Orleans singer Larry Williams which, along with his other songs, has...
SONGWRITER
Garota De Ipanema: world's best-known bossa nova tune came to Jobim in a bar
Garota De Ipanema is one of the best-known songs in the bossa nova genre, a dance style that originated in the 1950s as...
MEDITATION
Progressive rhythms and sacred themes of Shyama Shastri songs
Syama Sastri was one of the most influential Indian composers of the 18th century whose extensive contributions to the...
Music Theory
Things We Said Today: the only Beatles song featuring Phrygian mode
Things We Said Today is one of the tracks written by Paul McCartney for The Beatles's 1964 A Hard Day's Night, although...
SONGWRITER
Gimme Three Steps: the bar where Lynyrd Skynyrd's frontman almost got shot
Gimme Three Steps is the best-known track from the 1973 debut album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. The...
SONGWRITER
Firth of Fifth: impressionistic Genesis song as a prog-rock masterpiece
Firth of Fifth is a ten-minute track released by Genesis on the 1973 album Selling England by the Pound and is...
SONGWRITER
Suavemente: meaning of Elvis Crespo's best song
Suavemente is one of the best-known songs in the merengue genre—a dance style that originated in the Dominican Republic...
SONGWRITER
Cum On Feel the Noize: Slade's instant hit recipe
Cum On Feel the Noize is a 1973 single by the English glam rock band Slade that topped the charts a week after its...
SONGWRITER
Terraplane Blues: first song to compare car problems with intimate relationship
Terraplane Blues is the first single released by Robert Johnson—a traveling blues performer deeply revered by many rock...
Music Theory
9 Beatles songs that combine harmonic major with Ionian mode
The polyphonic structure of Western classical music distinguishes it from other musical traditions such as Indian...
SONGWRITER
D'yer Mak'er: meaning of Led Zeppelin's most controversial song
D'yer Mak'er, released on Led Zeppelin's 1973 album Houses of the Holy, remains the most controversial track the band...
SONGWRITER
El Farsante and 7 more songs by Ozuna in Dorian and Aeolian modes
Few could have imagined that a career in music could have such an outstanding start as the one of Puerto Rican urbano...
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The History of Popular Music
Discover stories from each decade. Listen to gems from the 1960s, 1970s, and more.
Musical Modes
Explore Phrygian, Lydian, Dorian, and other modes through the harmonic analysis of popular songs.
Early Music
Read all about the formative music of the past centuries. Enjoy the regal yet easy sounds of the Baroque and Renaissance.
Indian Classical Music
Dive into the South Asian philosophy through Indian classical music. Learn about musical traditions of the Hindustani and Carnatic culture.
The Epoch of Romanticism
Get a taste of the most beloved and fruitful music period. See the personalities behind the major shift of the eras — from Classical to Romantic.
Nature Sounds
Download for free HQ soundscapes recorded in a mixed forest, including bird songs, cricket choruses, and night or afternoon thunderstorms.
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