Love songs, epics, ballads, easy-listners, and honky tonk boot stompers are types of songs that frequent the country music airwaves. However, among those types of tunes exists another type that is ...

Paul McCartney said the B-side of The Beatles’ song “Let It Be” was a joke. Paul was a huge fan of this joke song. Notably, the tune wasn’t included on a Beatles album for years. Paul McCartney said 1 ...

John Lennon said a song from The Beatles’ The White Album has some social commentary. It’s also supposed to be a joke. Is it a funny joke? Well, that’s a dicey question to look at all these years ...

In early November 1983, Billy Joel landed his first and, at the time of this writing, only No. 1 hit in the United Kingdom with a song that he originally penned as a sort of “joke” at his own expense.

Zack James is a core songwriter of Robber Robber, the drummer of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and a live collaborator/session musician for Greg Freeman, Lutalo, Lily Seabird, and more. He also fronts the ...

Sabrina Carpenter is shedding some light on how one of her most unserious songs on Short n’ Sweet was created. Before she performed “Juno” during her NPR Tiny Desk Concert on Dec. 20, she told the ...

Since the song’s release, it has been unavoidable. The chorus sticks in your head, then follows you around, reverberating at weddings, baseball stadiums, gyms, even a convent. Willonius Hatcher isn’t ...

Damon McMahon announced the end of Amen Dunes, but not before reworking the LP’s maximalist excess into this leaner, more direct swan song. The making of Death Jokes was a struggle. It took three ...