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57 New Year Songs To Rockingly Welcome 2026

Create a perfect new year songs playlist with classic hits, party anthems, and uplifting songs that set mood for an ...

Was Christmas song with lyric 'Santa came down my chimney' once banned for being too risqué?

In the lead-up to Christmas 2025, a purported risqué song in the style of 1940s or 1950s "oldies" tunes spread online. Its ...

"We played it for our label and management and they told us it would end our career": The story of the glam metal classic inspired by an unfaithful exotic dancer

Poison topped the US charts in late 1988 with a power ballad that singer Bret Michaels poured his broken heart into ...

“There’s something to that song that touches people”: The Fleetwood Mac classic that Stevie Nicks wrote in 10 minutes!

As Fleetwood Mac rose in stature so the song played a fundamental part in their live set, with Nicks honing her striking ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1988, Poison Topped the Chart With One of the Greatest Power Ballads Ever Written—Inspired by a Devastating Phone Call Made From a Laundromat

Thirty-seven years ago today, Poison started a multi-week run at the top of the Hot 100 chart with a 1980s classic.

The Beatles' 1967 Song From 'Sgt. Pepper' Was Initially Banned but Went on to Change Rock Music

This 1967 Beatles song from Sgt. Pepper was banned at first but went on to redefine rock music and inspire countless ...