Bruce Springsteen’s protest songs still hit where it hurts

Springsteen has repeatedly turned moments of violence and injustice into songs that demand moral reckoning ...

Eugene Hütz on War, Absurdity, and Waiting for the Time When ‘Life Is Possible Again’

Eugene Hütz got his first taste of faraway New York in 1989. He was just 14 then and growing up in Ukraine, when an uncompromising rock band called Sonic Youth exploded his mind with waves of ...
American Songwriter

3 Iconic Songs Whose Meaning the Songwriter Flat-Out Refused To Explain (and What We Think They Mean)

Some songwriters through the years have avoided explaining or refused to explain the meanings of their songs. Here are a few ...

From Luka Doncic to LeBron James and Kobe Bryant: Explaining Bad Bunny's NBA references in his songs

Latino musical artist Bad Bunny is a sports lover and not just football, despite all the Super Bowl hype. While his ...