We’re all guilty of singing the wrong lyrics to a favorite song. (Seriously, there have been entire books compiled about this very subject.) But occasionally, you’ll see a band play and you’re stoked ...

Back in the hazy, lazy, crazy days of boy band fandom, very few us were actually paying attention to all of the weirdest boy bands lyrics being crooned into our ears. In fact, most of them went right ...

For lots of bands, songwriting means working their way through multiple drafts of lyrics before settling on the right ones. Sometimes, even the album versions of lyrics aren’t entirely finalized.

The 1970s, a period bursting with rock and pop innovation, left behind a legacy of unforgettable bands and enduring hits. Now's your chance to step back into that golden age. We've compiled a ...

The Grateful Dead was an American rock band famously known for blending folk, rock, bluegrass, and blues. Formed in 1965, the group built a strong following through their live shows and unique sound.

After seeing this analysis of Obama’s inauguration speech, using a website called Wordle.net that automatically generates word clouds of any text, I got to thinking about bands’ lyrics. Wordle ...

While Dave Matthews Band boasts popular songs like “Crash,” “So Much to Say” and “#41” and is known for its lively jams and joyous, romping live sets, the group is also known for saying a thing or two ...

Jefferson Hascall was a lyricist known for writing hymns in the 1800s. He often worked with gospel music and helped shape religious songs that were easy to sing and full of meaning. His lyrics focused ...

Perhaps the music itself was more of a sexual awakening than we thought – but for all the wrong reasons (Picture: Emmie Harrison-West) If, like me, you spent the early noughties as a proud emo kid – ...