The Untold Story of 'House of the Rising Sun': A 1964 Anthem With No Known Songwriter

But when it comes to The Animals' iconic 1964 track, "House of the Rising Sun," there are only question marks. 🎬 SIGN UP for ...

50 Songs For 50 States

Some of these tunes are by homegrown heroes; other picks are just great songs that mention a state or happen to be set there ...
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One of folk rock's most-covered songs has no known author

Artists from Bob Dylan to Dolly Parton have put their own spins on this folk rock standard, but we have no idea who wrote it ...

How a box set from 1964 attempted to capture the sweep of American music from the colonial era to the counterculture

Long before the Revolutionary War, numerous traditions of Indigenous music flourished in places later incorporated into the ...
Under the Radar

Charli XCX and John Cale Team Up for New Song “House”

Charli XCX had this to say about the song in a press release: “I got a call from Emerald Fennell last Christmas asking whether I would consider working on a song for her adaptation of Wuthering ...
American Songwriter

Woody Guthrie Initially Wrote This 1945 Song as a Parody of a Popular Patriotic Tune

One of Woody Guthrie's most popular songs, this patriotic tune was written as a parody of another patriotic song.

27 Facts I Learned In June That Sound Fake But Are Shockingly Real

It's hard to believe how fast the year is flying by, as June is now officially behind us. However, between everything that ...
Us Weekly

Every Time Taylor Swift References Marriage in Her Lyrics: From ‘Speak Now’ to ‘Wish List’

No one does hidden meanings better than Taylor Swift, but when it comes to marriage references in her lyrics, she couldn’t be more clear. From her 2006 self-titled debut to her 2024 album, The ...