Neil Young once wrote a love song that was inspired by meeting his wife. Some 30 years later, Manchester Orchestra turned it into something even more stunning.
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In 1960, pop music was marketed to teenagers, with many love songs affirming the agony and thrill of young love. These songs still remind us of those feelings.
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Some cold cases are so strange that the clues left behind only raise more questions. These unsolved cases from the '70s still baffle law enforcement.
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From Travis Tritt to Prince to Courtney Love, all types of musicians have turned to their craft to unleash cold-blooded lyrics toward those who scorned them.
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These immortal riffs from the Doors, Led Zeppelin, Queen, and other legendary rock artists still haunt us in the best possible way.
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From a sports stadium favorite to a scathing indictment of the music industry's seedy underbelly, these rock songs from 1977 left a long-lasting legacy.
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With decades of hindsight, it's obvious that these five songs were integral in ushering out '80s rock, whose flash and lack of substance no longer resonated.
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Take a trip down memory lane with these legendary '70s tunes straight from your high school days, including tracks from Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon.
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Which female rocker almost fronted Van Halen? Which guitarist is on the Woodstock poster but didn't play the show? Read on to elevate your rock trivia game.
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Yacht rock is hard to define, and it certainly wasn't called that when it emerged in the '70s, but we think these smooth, mellow tunes are its finest examples.
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Even rock juggernauts like Duran Duran and the Beach Boys are capable of releasing a song so bad that their careers hit a wall, and sometimes permanently so.
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The Brandon Lee movie "The Crow" is forever tied to his tragic death during filming, but the compilation of songs in the film make the soundtrack the best ever.
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Before joining AC/DC, Brian Johnson sang the hardest-rocking jingle you will likely ever hear. The timing of job also helped him meet his future bandmates.
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Both legendary classic rock acts and more forgotten bands managed to snag the No. 1 spot on Billboard for a week with songs that rock fans will remember.
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Southern Rock emerged in the 1970s, and the '80s put their own stamp on it with bands like ZZ Top and 38 Special. These songs helped define 80s Southern rock.
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"Golden Brown" started doing the rounds on Instagram in 2025, and while The Stranglers' whimsical tune was a hit in the U.K in 1982, the U.S. barely noticed.
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From Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer" to Dolly Parton's "9 to 5," these tracks capture the frustrations and pressures of working life in the 1980s.
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Each year has produced songs that have charted the course of rock history, and this is especially true of 1974, thanks to artists from David Bowie to Kiss.
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Practically every music genre has its fair share of love songs, but how does Southern rock stack up? Here are five love songs in this style that still resonate.
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Hit songs aren't made by vocals alone, in fact, '80s songs by Gary Numan, Bananarama, the Human League, Biz Markie, and GN'R did well despite subpar singing.
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A huge TV star made this tune about a cavalier ladies' man who meets his match the first Billboard Hot 100 chart topper, but its songwriter might surprise you.
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You might think a No. 1 hit on Valentine's Day would be all roses and hearts, but in 1976, Paul Simon's hit single spoke to a different side of relationships.
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Teenaged rebellion is something all generations have in common, and these hits from the '70s will take boomers back to their door-slamming high school days.
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Rock's power ballads aren't wallflowers and never belong in the shadows — they're bombastic declarations of our most primal emotions, good or bad.
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Pearl Jam's lyrics are often understated, which makes it hard to connect this song to Vedder's troubled family history.
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From hateful words to a few stolen chords and even crashing a car with drugs and a gun, these '70s rock stars found that their reputation wasn't invulnerable.
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There is no shortage of love songs from the '80s, but these selections from The Smiths and Sade (and others) are sure to create the perfect mood.
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