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.

Music Commentary
Music History
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"Help Me" by Joni Mitchell
3 min
77
"If I Ain’t Got You" by Alicia Keys
4 min
78
"Criminal" by Fiona Apple
4 min
79
"More Than a Feeling" by Boston
3 min
80
"Blueberry Hill" by Fats Domino
3 min
81
"You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morisette
3 min
82
"Dreaming" by Blondie
3 min
83
"Gloria" by Them
3 min
84
"Let’s Stay Together" by Al Green
3 min
85
"Help!" by The Beatles
3 min
86
"Mr. Brightside" by The Killers
1 min
87
"Because the Night" by Patti Smith
3 min
88
"Sweet Jane" by Velvet Underground
3 min
89
"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
4 min
90
"School’s Out" by Alice Cooper
4 min
91
"What’s Love Got to Do With It" by Tina Turner
4 min
92
"Blank Space" by Taylor Swift
3 min
93
"Personality Crisis" by The New York Dolls
3 min
94
"Deacon Blues" by Steely Dan
3 min
95
"September" by Earth, Wind & Fire
3 min
96
"Buddy Holly" by Weezer
3 min
97
"’Heroes’" by David Bowie
4 min
98
"Umbrella" by Rihanna
1 min
99
"Cannonball" by The Breeders
3 min
100
"Coal Miner’s Daughter" by Loretta Lynn
4 min