Built on a foundation of burbling bass and a Prince-like drum pattern, the song puts Tove Lo’s edgy lyrics about insecurity and codependence front and center. “I like to push you to the edge as long as you say you’re mine,” she sings, ramping up the intensity for an almost-...
The potency of music as a tool to communicate complex emotions and thoughts is remarkably evident in the plethora of songs about race. These powerful anthems ...
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Growing up, Sting enjoyed watching TV westerns and listening to classic country artists like Hank Williams. "I Hung My Head" was sort of Sting's attempt at writing a song that incorporated both of those influences, about a young boy who steals his brother's rifle and sets out into the su...
Growing up with a parent with alcohol use disorder can have a number of negative effects on a child. Some of these include: harsh self-judgement trust issues low self-esteem and feelings of inadequacy and confusion about what normal relationships and role models are like. ...
Country music's hottest songs make up the Taste of Country Top 40 and this month there is nobody hotter that the genre's only Grammy performer.
17.“Smalltown Boy” by Bronski Beat Image: London Records By incorporating unapologetic LGBTQ themes into their sleek synth-pop hits, Bronski Beat were true pioneers – and this 1984 classic is their most transcendent moment. Frontman Jimmy Somerville, in a sensitive falsetto, sings about a lad...
Galveston, Texas, when he wrote the song ‘Galveston’, making up the story about a Spanish-American war soldier and the girl he left behind. ‘Galveston’ was originally recorded by Don Ho, releasing it in 1968 as the B-side of his single ‘Has Anybody Lost A Love?’ with no chart ...
Break dancingA B-boy break dancing in Washington Square Park, New York City, c. 1980s.(more) Graffiti and break dancing, the aspects of the culture that first caught public attention, had the least lasting effect. Reputedly, the graffiti movement was started about 1972 by a Greek American...