Some love songs try to overwhelm you. “Your Song” does the opposite. It talks its way into…
Elton John
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There’s a specific kind of grief that doesn’t feel like grief at all while you’re singing along…
Some relationships don’t end in drama. They just ferment. “Elderberry Wine” is one of rock’s better portraits…
Some songs build a myth from scratch, and they do it so convincingly you half-expect to find…
Some songs are about wanting to leave. Honky Cat is about already having left, and the giddy,…
A plane climbs into the sky over Spain, and someone is left standing at the gate watching…
Space travel has rarely felt so mundane, and that’s entirely the point. On the surface, “Rocket Man”…
Nine minutes and sixteen seconds is a long time to spend with a Greek myth that keeps…
Some breakups don’t end quietly. They collapse in stages, the way a structure fails, one load-bearing thing…