Elton John transformed a song inspired by Marilyn Monroe into a global tribute to Princess Diana and one of the biggest hits ...

It says something about Diamond’s heat in the wake of “Hot August Night” that he scored a Top 40 hit with a song from a movie ...

Stocking stuffers are the best Christmas gifts, if you ask me. They aren’t quite as high stakes as the main event, but there’s an art to compiling a well-stuffed stocking: You’re going for a ...

At Paste Music, we’re listening to so many new tunes on any given day, we barely have any time to listen to each other. Nevertheless, every week we can swing it, we take stock of the previous seven ...

Some of the most beloved bands have written some of the strangest songs out there. In fact, many classics include weird, sometimes even off-putting lines. Here are 25 songs with the most bizarre ...

Sometimes longer is better. Even when it comes to music, and listeners are patient enough to appreciate an epic piece of music. Here's 25 great songs that span 10 minutes or more, and worth the time ...

To mark America's Semiquincentennial, TIME asked 25 experts to share a song that captures the essence of American life today.

A short list of Don Schlitz's best songs reads like a short list of the greatest country songs ever recorded. Very few writers can claim so many timeless titles. It began in 1978, when Kenny Rogers ...