Song Lyric Meanings

Learn about the meanings of the top songs in history in less than 5 minutes a day.

Inspired by the Top 500 Most Influential Songs in History by the Rolling Stones.

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"Station to Station" by David Bowie
4 min
52
"Georgia On My Mind" by Ray Charles
4 min
53
"Maybellene" by Chuck Berry
3 min
54
"I Only Have Eyes for You" by Flamingos
3 min
55
"Our Lips Are Sealed" by The Go-Gos
3 min
56
"Flava in Your Ear" by Craig Mack
3 min
57
"Could You Be Loved" by Bob Marley
3 min
58
"I Only Have Eyes for You" by Flamingos
3 min
59
"My Girl" by Temptations
4 min
60
"The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson and t...
3 min
61
"Ace of Spades" by Motorhead
3 min
62
"Angel from Montgomery" by John Prine
4 min
63
"Be Thankful for What You Got" by William DeVaughn
3 min
64
"Rosalita" by Bruce Springsteen
4 min
65
"American Tune" by Paul Simon
3 min
66
"Runaway" by Kanye West
3 min
67
"Thunder Road" by Bruce Springsteen
3 min
68
"Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone" by The Temptations
5 min
69
"Thank U, Next" by Arianna Grande
4 min
70
"Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper
4 min
71
"California Dreamin’" by Mamas and the Papas
3 min
72
"This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)" by Talk...
4 min
73
"The Tracks of My Tears" by The Miracles
3 min
74
"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin
3 min
75
"Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang" by Dr. Dre
4 min