Lyrical: “Take” (Part One)

These are songs that contain the word “take” in their lyrics.

“Fearless” is a song by Taylor Swift written by Swift and Liz Rose and originally released in 2008 on Swift’s second studio album Fearless, with production by Swift and Nathan Chapman, and it functions as a thematic mission statement for the album’s idealized vision of youthful bravery, romantic optimism, and emotional openness,

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My Favorite Songs by Elton John (Part Three)

This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite Elton John songs. See if you agree with any of these!

I’m a big fan of Bernie Taupin and Elton John’s works. In the first two posts, which I will link at the bottom of this third post, I chose 12 of my all-time favorite Elton songs. I’ll list them for you, and then get started with my next picks!

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Covers – “Every Little Thing”

Every little thing she does, She does for me, yeah
And you know the things she does, She does for me, oooh

“Every Little Thing” is a song by the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney but credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, and released on their 1964 album Beatles for Sale in the UK and on Beatles VI in the US.

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My Favorite Songs That Mention Celebrities (Part One)

This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs that mention celebrities either in the title or lyrics. See if you agree with any of these!

“Buddy Holly” is a 1994 song by Weezer, written by frontman Rivers Cuomo, and released as the second single from their debut album, Weezer (The Blue Album); the track blends power pop and alternative rock with playful lyrics that reference pop culture, most notably name-dropping 1950s rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly and actress Mary Tyler Moore,

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My Favorite Songs With Distorted Vocals (Part One)

This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite distorted vocals. See if you agree with any of these!

“A Song for Jeffrey” is a bluesy, psychedelic rock track by British band Jethro Tull, written by frontman Ian Anderson and released in September 1968 on their debut album This Was. The song—titled for Anderson’s friend and future Tull bassist Jeffrey Hammond—blends blues-rock with jazz touches, featuring Mick Abrahams’ slide

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My Favorite Drug Songs (Part One)

This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite drug songs. See if you agree with any of these!

“Novocaine for the Soul” is a song by the American alternative rock band Eels, written by frontman Mark Oliver Everett (credited as E) and producer Michael Simpson of the Dust Brothers. Released in 1996 as the debut single from Beautiful Freak, it became Eels’ breakthrough hit, reaching No. 10 in the UK and topping

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Lyrical: “7” or “Seven” (Part One)

These are songs that contain the word, or number, 7 in their lyrics.

“You Never Give Me Your Money” is a song by The Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney (though credited to Lennon–McCartney), and first released on their 1969 album Abbey Road. It serves as the opening track of the album’s climactic medley on side two, transitioning from a melancholic piano ballad into shifting

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Best Last Lines in Songs (Part One)

These songs all have cool, strange, and or notable last lines of the lyrics.

Taxi,” written and performed by Harry Chapin, was released in 1972 as the lead single from his debut album Heads & Tales. The song, a poignant storytelling ballad, recounts a chance encounter between a taxi driver and his former lover, Sue, highlighting how both abandoned their youthful dreams—he aspired to be a pilot, she an actress—and settled into unfulfilled lives.

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British Overseas Airways Corporation

Between 1939 and 1945 6,000 passengers were transported by BOAC between Stockholm and Great Britain.

British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was a67 British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways[1] and British Airways Ltd.[2]

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