The singer-songwriter penned the track as a teenager, years before it appeared on her groundbreaking debut album.

When you think of classic rock songs, a few instruments immediately come to mind. Heavy bass, walloping drums, shrieking guitars, and vocalists who sing like lightning bolts from the top of a giant ...

In 1978, something magical happened. Rocks fans were gifted with a soft-rock hit that also actually rocks. A unicorn of the subgenre, Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street” is a full-bodied mix of ...

Songwriters are often tempted to take self-reflexive looks at the work they are doing. Here are ten songs from ten genres that manage the feat.