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4 No. 1 Hit Songs From 1970 With Lyrics That Every 70s Kid Remembers (opens the original)
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Some of the most iconic lyrics in pop culture were produced in 1970. Here are a few lyrics you definitely knew by heart if you were growing up at the time. “Like a bridge over troubled water / I will lay me down / Like a bridge over troubled water / I will lay me down.” This song came to Paul Simon rather quickly in 1969. He would later refer to that moment as “one of the most shocking moments in my songwriting career.” There must have been some sort of divine intervention that day, because “Bri
3 Country Songs From the 2000s That Feel Like Letters to Someone Special (opens the original)
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Maybe it’s because I grew up in the early 2000s, but pretty much every country song from this era seems to hit ten times harder. From Brad Paisley to Rascal Flatts, here are a few country songs from the 2000s that read like letters to someone special. In “Letter To Me”, Brad Paisley writes to his teenage self. The song contains real details from his life, including the name of a teacher, Mrs. Brinkman, whom he actually had in a speech class. The song’s music video was even filmed where Paisley w
4 Forgotten 80s Country Songs That Feel Like Growing Up (opens the original)
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The 80s might have been all about pop music, but there were also a few country classics that ruled the decade. Here are some country songs from the 80s that feel like tunes you would hear on the way to school. There’s just something about a Vince Gill ballad that screams nostalgia. In “When I Call Your Name”, the crooner sings of a love that has supposedly left him and a house that is emptier than it once was. I rushed home from work like I always doI spent my whole day just thinking of youWhen
4 Rascal Flatts Lyrics That Still Stop Us in Our Tracks (opens the original)
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Country powerhouse Rascal Flatts has always known how to strike a balance between sentimental and hooky in their songs. Here are some of the group’s strongest lyrics, from “My Wish” to “Life Is A Highway”. “My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to.” When I heard this song for the first time, it literally took my breath away. “My Wish” is the kind of song that you know can only come from an authentic place because of how honest it is. The song was written for co-writer
3 Forgotten 90s Country Songs That Feel Like Growing Up (opens the original)
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From The Chicks to George Strait, the 90s have always had a flair for curating that country music magic. Here are a few 90s country songs that take us back, even if we weren’t around when they made it big. George Strait has plenty of memorable songs in his catalog, but “Check Yes Or No” is definitely a personal favorite. I think we all remember being in elementary school and passing notes to our crushes. Strait captures this memory in song, explaining how real love can learn a lot from the simpl
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