Lyrics

His first solo single is a loving tribute to father Eddie.

If you thought a song lyric featuring only two words couldn't have much of a backstory, the Dean Ween Group is here to prove you wrong.

Iggy Pop ends his new album 'Post Pop Depression' with a spectacular rant against modern society.

Focus on the image if you want. David Bowie certainly went a long way to get people to pay attention to it.

It's that time of year again: When we sort through all of our receipts and forms for Uncle Sam.

The lyric video for Paul McCartney's 'Band on the Run' single.

The following is an exclusive excerpt from 'If There's a Bustle in Your Hedgerow: 50 Lyrical Lines That Helped Define the 1970s' by author and UCR contributor Chris Epting. Enjoy! We all have those songs that have gotten into our blood...

The Rolling Stones had one heck of a decade in the '70s. They started with one of their all-time greats -- 1971's 'Sticky Fingers' -- and then ended it with another classic, 1978's 'Some Girls.' The latter record helped save the band after a few years of rock-star excess nearly sank them...

Ultimate Classic Rock counts down the best Beatles lyrics.

Ray Davies and the Kinks were so wildly creative in their time, they’re considered godfathers of punk, metal, Britpop, indie rock and more, thanks to the band's music. But the band's frontman is also a great storyteller. No less a songsmith than Pete Townshend has credited his own growth as a writer to Davies' finely tuned character portraits. When...