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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 01: The Stylistics perform on Top of the Pops tv show in London, England in May 1974. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) The middle of the 1970s produced some of the best music of all time. So many great songs…

Here are some lyrics and hidden gems that prove that 80s popstar Cyndi Lauper's got both sparkle and depth. The post 4 Forgotten Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper That Feel Like Poetry appeared first on American Songwriter.

Musician Bob Seger performs at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, August 13, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) These rock classics from the 1970s capture oddly specific emotions. Despite being specific they…

Queen You might not expect it, but 1970 was quite the fertile year for incredible rock acts. Indeed, these are three classic rock bands that formed in 1970 whose melodies still echo decades later. The post 3 Classic Rock Bands That Formed…

American singer-songwriter James Taylor at a BBC TV studio, London, 20th October 1970. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) Baby boomers around the world were crying by the radio when these 1970 soft rock songs first hit the airwaves.…

Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SiriusXM Ella Langley brought a young girl on stage in Los Angeles to perform "Butterfly Season" with her. The post Ella Langley Makes Little Girl’s Day By Inviting Her On Stage to Sing…

Photo by Jeff Hochberg/Getty Images Listening to these iconic flower power songs from the late 1960s is like stepping into a time machine destined for 1967. The post 6 Flower Power Songs That Will Transport You Back to the Late 1960s…

Tom Jones at the Metro in Chicago, Illinois, December 2,1994. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Tom Jones reveals he didn't have the heart to ask for a songwriting credit on a song that became his final big hit. The post Tom Jones Didn’t…