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The Jackson Browne Lyric That Took a Satirical Look at the Cold War

The Epic Bob Dylan Lyric With a Nifty Twist Ending

The Topical Lyric That Stevie Wonder Turned into a Timeless Christmas Classic

The Joni Mitchell “Christmas” Lyric That Graham Nash Couldn’t Bear To Hear

The Paul McCartney Lyric That Expresses Frustration With a Fair-Weather Friend

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The Beatles Lyric That Showed How John Lennon Was Insecure Even While on Top of the World

December 11, 2024, 6:30 am
The Randy Newman Lyric That Satirized U.S. Foreign Policy in the Early ‘70s

December 7, 2024, 3:45 pm
The Paul Simon Lyric That Took the Temperature of the Nation
The George Harrison Lyric That Received an Assist From Bob Dylan

December 7, 2024, 8:15 am
The Beatles Lyric That Embraced Psychedelia With Open Arms

December 6, 2024, 7:00 pm
The Rolling Stones’ Lyric That Allowed Mick Jagger to Channel His Inner Dylan

December 4, 2024, 7:21 am
The Moody Blues Lyric That Took a Nostalgic Look Back in Time

December 3, 2024, 5:30 pm
The Harrowing John Lennon Lyric About Withdrawal

December 3, 2024, 2:00 pm
The Beatles Lyric Where George Harrison Tested Out His Cosmic Philosophy
The Bruce Springsteen Lyric Inspired by the Departure of His Right-Hand Man

December 2, 2024, 12:30 pm
The John Lennon Lyric That Asks Questions and Gives No Answers

December 1, 2024, 6:30 am
The Beatles Lyric that Formed a Lennon-McCartney Mashup

November 30, 2024, 10:45 am

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