Songs Better Left Unwritten
Every once in awhile, a song comes along with a message that really disturbs me. Such is the case with Zayn’s “Pillowtalk,” ranked 15th...
A remix that made a sad song a dance track
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all tell the unedited truth, without having to step on it, squash it and mold it into a little ball to...
Music Videos that Work, Work, Work
When I first heard “Work from Home,” by Fifth Harmony, featuring hip hop artist Ty Dolla $ign, I asked myself, “Why is this a hit?” I...
The Power of Relatable Lyrics
How can you not love a song that starts, “Work sucks, truck died, hot as hell outside, my A/C just broke?” The words in Chris Janson’s...
Music, Lyrics and 'Hot Damn'
OK, who wants to admit they’re jamming to, “ah-ya-ya-ya-ya I keep on hoping, we’ll eat cake by the ocean?” Not the most inspiring lyric....
Songwriting Insanity
Perhaps the only surprising thing about the fact that Lionel Richie wrote the lyrics to the love song “Lady” while “in the toilet,” is...