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Photo credit: Public domain, distributed by Atlantic Records (via Wikimedia Commons, cropped) – Genesis embraced their sensitive side with this 1978 hit.

Culture

How Genesis embraced their sensitive side, scoring a crossover hit when they needed it most

Ryan Reed

10/29/2025
Photo credit: Takahiro Kyono via Wikimedia Commons (left, cropped), Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 / Acroterion via Wikimedia Commons (right, cropped), Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 – You may have missed the actual meaning behind these 5 popular songs.

Culture

‘Every breath you …’ what? 5 classic songs where people totally missed the meaning

Ryan Reed

10/17/2025
Photo credit: Canva, photology2000 (left) / Pressmaster (right) – You should put these these scary, creepy songs on your Halloween playlist.

Culture

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

Ryan Reed

9/9/2025
Photo credit: Canva, pixelshot (left, cropped) / Ivan Samkov from Pexels (right, cropped) – These are some of the saddest songs ever.

Culture, Music

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

Ryan Reed

9/3/2025
Photo credit: Photo by Ckuhl via Wikimedia Commons (CC‑BY‑SA 3.0) – Eric Clapton performing love on stage in Rotterdam, 2006

Culture, Past Events

A resurfaced Eric Clapton interview reveals the devastating details that inspired “Tears in Heaven”

GOOD Staff

8/18/2025
Photo credit: Unidentified photographer for Michiganensian via Wikimedia Commons, public domain, cropped, with Canva text (left) / Bryan Ledgard via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, cropped (right) – John Lennon once wrote a fascinating letter to a then-obscure folk artist. It wasn't delivered for decades.

Culture, Music

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

Ryan Reed

8/16/2025
Photo credit: screenshot from BeeGees FanTubin’ YouTube channel – The Bee Gees performed an incredible a cappella version of "How Deep Is Your Love" in 1998.

Culture, Media

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

Ryan Reed

8/9/2025
Photo credit: Gentle Giant YouTube (Derek Shulman), Elton John YouTube (Elton John) – Elton John didn't remember writing this track, until a former bandmate surprised him with a demo recording.

Culture, Music

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

Ryan Reed

8/3/2025
Photo credit: John Manard for Super Festivals via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0, cropped (left) / Carl Lender via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0, cropped (right) – Rick Derringer said he was typecast after working with parody-song master "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Culture

Rick Derringer said working with ‘Weird Al’ typecast him and ‘ruined’ his producing career

Ryan Reed

7/24/2025
Photo credit: Henry Laurisch via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0, cropped, with Radiohead album covers from Amazon – Radiohead's Thom Yorke thinks it's "offensive" to call his music "depressing."

Culture

Why Radiohead’s Thom Yorke finds it ‘offensive’ when people call their music ‘depressing’

Ryan Reed

7/22/2025

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