Lyric fails of the ’70s In the past, singing along to a favorite song meant risking lyrical inaccuracies, especially with only AM radio as a guide.

From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay. Right about now, music critics are sharing their favorite albums of the year or ...

On March 9, 1966, the Beach Boys began recording their infamous single "God Only Knows" as the opener to the second side of ...

More often than not, a musician’s favorite song they ever wrote isn’t the same one that’s the most popular with the public, and that’s certainly true of Elton John’s favorite (and least favorite) ...