songwriting
While Kate Bush Walked Away From the Spotlight, ‘Running Up That Hill’ Only Got Bigger
‘Stranger Things’ has helped propel her 1985 hit back to the top of the charts, but both the song and its elusive singer have only grown in stature in recent years
Where Did He Come From? Where Did He Go? The Sing-Song Saga of Cotton-Eye Joe
In 1995, the Rednex song was the biggest, catchiest hit of the year. But who is the mysterious man in the song, and what happened to him after he did all that coming and going?
‘Wake Up’ Defined the Arcade Fire Era, for Better or Worse
They were a signature indie-rock band of the 2000s, their most indelible song representing a defiant hope during the darkness of the Bush years. But by speaking to their age, the group ended up being pigeonholed by it
‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’ Doesn’t Care If You Cry
Bonnie Raitt’s 1991 ballad about the end of a love affair hits a lot of people where they live — especially men who don’t normally like to show their emotions
