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Frank Sinatra Loathed ‘Strangers in the Night,’ Yet It Became One of the Legendary Singer’s Most Successful Tunes
Memes Brought It Back to Life, but It Was an ’80s Masterpiece: The Real Greatness of Rick Astley’s Hit
His Legacy Is Controversial, and Yet His Works Are Impressive: Way Ahead of His Time, This Legendary Composer Is Known for All the Wrong Reasons
Don’t Follow the Formula: They Deliberately Defied Rock Songwriting Trends, and Yet They’re One of the Biggest in the Genre
Although a Simple Folk Tune, This Song Became Everyone’s Favorite: It Endures Today Among Lovers of All Genres
Executives Wanted to Cut ‘Over the Rainbow,’ but a Producer Fought to Keep It — and Made Movie History
Everyone Knows About the Elton John and Bernie Taupin Writing Duo, But What Really Went on Behind the Scenes, and How Did They Create All Those Hits?
Beyond the Seventh Inning: The Untold Story Behind ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’
Four Horror Film Scores Every Composer Should Study: From Jaws to The Witch, What to Learn and Why
Two Music Theory Tools Adele Uses to Create Power and Vulnerability (and Songs That Will Stand The Test of Time)
It’s a Legendary Song, but There’s a (Very) Simple Reason Why This Frank Sinatra Classic Is So Great
The Early 2000s Debut Single That Refuses to Fade: 6 Wild Covers of ‘Mr. Brightside’ You Need to Hear
Beethoven Was the First Rock Star: What Modern Musicians Can Still Learn From His Genius
The Minimalistic Greatness (and Edge) of Billie Eilish: A DIY Home Musician Who Reinvented Pop Music
You Can Tell a Story with Just Four Chords: This Song Proves It (but It’s Not as Easy as You Might Think)
He’s a Composer Who Defined Disney’s Entire Era and His Work Is Far More Influential Than You Might Know
Did Shostakovich Encode His Name in Music? The Mystery Behind String Quartet No. 8
Which One’s a Better Sports Anthem: Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” or Queen’s “We Will Rock You”?
From Barbershop to Bardcore: 6 Amazing (and Unexpected) Covers of Queen’s “Somebody to Love”
Quirky and Dark Can Work Perfectly Together, and Danny Elfman Does It the Best: Here Are Some of His Secrets
4 Modern Covers of “Yesterday” That Reveal New Musical Mysteries in The Beatles’ Most Enduring Song
Why This Piece from the Twin Peaks Score Still Haunts TV (and the Real Genius of Angelo Badalamenti)
