Once an artist releases a song into the world, they lose control of its public interpretation, which has led to a lot of downright creepy, weird, or even hateful songs being mistaken as love songs.

In the summer of 1975, a soft rock ballad dominated the charts in both the United States and the U.K. The song was 10cc’s “I’m Not in Love,” written by former Neil Sedaka backup band members Eric ...

Harrison and Boyd married on Jan. 21, 1966. Throughout their marriage, she was the notable inspiration for many of The ...

Which modern rock love song do you love more - Halestorm's "Here's To Us" or Papa Roach's "No Matter What"? As we are in the midst of Valentine's Day week, Loudwire Nights host Chuck Armstrong is ...

The thing about soft rock is that it was never an exclusive genre. Cross-pollinating among pop, rock, country rock and, especially, adult contemporary music of the day, the best soft rock records ...

Many songs contributed to rock in the '80s, but the three below were major players. Revisit these three songs, all released ...

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