These 20th-century pop lyrics really take the cake. In fact, I'd say they're some of the most perfectly written lines in pop music history.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pop music is built for immediacy. Its melodies are designed to move quickly, to register emotionally before the lyrics fully land.

Valentine's Day playlists may traditionally be dominated by R&B jams and cheesy pop ballads, but rock fans know there are other — way better — options, which is why we've assembled 22 of our favorite ...

Kids learning the national anthem could be forgiven for hearing the lyric "by the dawnzer lee light"—even though the latter doesn't make any sense, in any language. The actual line is "by the dawn's ...