American Songwriter

3 Song Lyrics From the 1980s That You’ll Never Forget

Music is a common mnemonic device, which may explain why you remember 1980s song lyrics but not a lick of what you’ve studied ...

The band hated the English lyrics and the record company didn't want to release it: How a song with no chorus became a no.1 hit

The song wasn’t chosen to be the debut’s lead single. That honour instead went to the brisk Nur geträumt. Released ahead of ...
American Songwriter

The Controversy Behind “One of the Most Classic American Songs Ever Written”—and Why Some Claim Hank Williams Didn’t Write It

Find out more about the mysterious teenage writer who, some say, never got credit for Hank Williams' "I"m So Lonesome I Could Cry".