From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay.

Hugh Jackman talks falling for Neil Diamond, his music and the real-life story behind "Song Sung Blue." "This is a love letter to Neil Diamond." ...

Also worth noting is the inclusion of Diane Warren, who wrote a song for a documentary largely about her losing at the Oscars ...

Some of the lyrics on this modern classic were brave, but they helped laid the foundations for what was to come ...

Johnny Cash had a simple explanation for legal and geographical inaccuracies in "Folsom Prison Blues", released on 1955.

Song Sung Blue” is the movie about a Milwaukee-based Neil Diamond tribute act, and we spoke to Claire Sardina, one half of ...

"Zombie" is, no doubt, The Cranberries' most successful song. It topped charts around the world and reintroduced the band as ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 outfits and haircuts are plentiful and obtainable through side quests, merchants, and as item pick-ups off the beaten path. See every outfit and haircut for every ...

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