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Bruce Springsteen says he plays this song live for its message of hope.

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In divisive times, Bruce Springsteen says he plays this one hopeful song 'every night'

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The ABCs and a very cool toddler.

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Brilliant teacher's hip-hop ABCs lesson is super catchy and gets kids hyped about learning

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Beyoncé transformed Kings of Leon's 'Sex on Fire' into a smoldering power-ballad in 2011

She belted it like she wrote it.

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These 'scariest' and 'creepiest' songs are perfect for your 2025 Halloween playlist

There are many ways to freak you out with music.

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These are the saddest songs ever recorded, according to researchers and listeners

They're not all sad in the same way.

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Prince broke a borrowed guitar with a wild onstage toss in 2013. But the story ended well.

"I went through some complicated emotions," said The Roots' "Captain" Kirk Douglas

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John Lennon wrote a wise letter to an aspiring folk artist. It went undelivered for decades.

The story, including the Beatle's sage advice, wound up inspiring a film

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Airline backtracks after outrage for refusing to pay for working musician's broken guitar

They did the right thing.

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Brian Wilson was profoundly moved when Paul McCartney visited him and played a new Beatles song

The intimate encounter had a lasting impact: "[It] let me see my own songs more clearly."

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The Bee Gees' perfect harmonies and humor charmed Johnny Carson in acoustic performance

The Gibb brothers found a deeper level of emotion in "Massachusetts."

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The Bee Gees' blissful a cappella 'How Deep Is Your Love' might beat the classic original

Those harmonies never sounded better.

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In 1999, Genesis revamped a '70s classic with Peter Gabriel. It remains sadly overlooked.

The song still feels like a gorgeous glimpse of what could have been.

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The Bee Gees honored The Beatles with stunning covers medley in 1973

The Gibb brothers were highly influenced by the Fab Four.

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Jack White's old garage-punk band recorded a single and hid 100 vinyl copies inside furniture

"[W}e really went to great lengths to make sure possibly no one would ever hear our record!"

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We've been saying 'it's all good' for 30 years and it turns out we have MC Hammer to thank for it

The Funky Headhunter continues to ripple through time and culture.

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Jack White once said he's never tried drugs and his reasoning is genuinely insightful

It's all about authenticity.

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Elton John didn't recall writing this '60s song, until a former bandmate gifted him the demo

The "Tiny Dancer" singer was very nearly in a prog-rock band.

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After Def Leppard drummer tragically lost his arm, Phil Collins sent him an 'incredible' letter

"He had an inkling of what it would be like—to be a drummer and to be involved in something so horrific."

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