Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The '60s were a pivotal time for music. The decade began with poppy girl groups and crooners and went on to create what we now ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But what makes a great love song? The top-secret recipe starts with the lyrics. You can go from a jazzy number that spells out ...

If you look at the Top 10 songs on the Billboard charts, odds are you’ll find nary a love song. Tracks about heartbreak, friendship and self-empowerment abound, but straightforward ballads about ...

Dramatic ballads, bouncy finger-snappers, and even a little island groove — the love songs of 1993 gave the year a slate of ...

The famed musician penned the song about his then-wife.

This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. I love the word "heartthrob." It stops you whether you ...

Love is in the air, but you need a great country song to keep it there. This round-up of the greatest country love songs features some of the most romantic, endearing, satisfying and — ahem — ...

From "Sweet Love" to "Born to Run," see some of the songs PEOPLE staffers think are the most romantic in honor of the annual Feb. 14 holiday Getty(4) Love is in the air! In honor of Valentine's Day on ...

Musicians have been singing about love since the dawn of time…probably. At the very least, it’s been a staple in music for as long as we can remember and isn’t going away any time soon. It’s an ...

We're not going to write you a love song, but we can certainly recommend some. The best love songs evoke feelings across the swinging pendulum of love, from just meeting and getting to know each other ...

The universal language of music has united generations of lovers since the beginning of time. Falling in and out of love, grasping at unrequited love, mourning love lost and succumbing to deep love ...

Is the love song dying? NPR's Juana Summers speaks David Mora and Michelle Jia about their recent essay in The Pudding, which set out to answer that question. JAMES: (Singing) ...My love has come ...