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It’s a fact over at MetroLyrics: we heart our moms. And what better to give your ever-lovin’ mother than the gift of song on her special day? Here’s a collection of our fave Mama-themed songs, and remember, Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8th – have your CD burned before then! Spice Girls – Mama The [...]

Just like all of you, we here at the MetroLyrics Blog love St. Patrick’s Day! So naturally, we thought we’d put a few songs together to get you off on the right foot this St. Patty’s Day and celebrate Irish style! Green Day – Basket Case On this green day, here’s some Green Day! The [...]

For many people, Valentine’s Day is a time of love and romance. It’s that special time of year when they say “love is in the air.” But for some people, Valentine’s Day doesn’t have the same allure. If you found yourself saying the word “yuck” out loud when you read the first two sentences of this [...]

To commemorate today’s American Thanksgiving, we thought we’d put together a little list of songs that give thanks. After all, that’s what Thanksgiving is about, right? Check out 5 tracks below that we thought you’d enjoy today. 5. Fall Out Boy – “Thnks fr th Mmrs” While this track from pop-punk band Fall Out Boy [...]

Carrie Underwood’s “Cowboy Cassanova” warns the ladies against a troublesome cowboy, but she’s definitely not the first girl (or cowgirl) to fall in love and get burned. Here are some other tales of love gone wrong from some formidable female singers… 1. Patsy Cline’s “Walkin’ After Midnight.” This classic heartbreaker about a woman who spends [...]

This is an excerpt from the excellent tour we went on at Sun Records in Memphis, TN, during the big road trip. The tour guide used his best radio voice the whole time, and he really seemed to enjoy giving the tour. It’s so strange to think that when Elvis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry [...]

In the most recent episode (review with spoilers here) of AMC’s hit show Mad Men, they re-created the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and it may be the most chilling and evocative dramatization of the event I’ve ever seen. It was definitely the first time I found myself realizing that for the people who lived [...]

If you look at the MetroLyrics home page today, you might notice Barry Manilow’s new Christmas Album listed in the upcoming albums on the right-hand side of the screen. Is it already that time of year? With Halloween decorations everywhere, and the temperature dropping, it’s definitely getting to be the holiday season, so we thought [...]

Bruce Springsteen is a rock ‘n’ roll legend. The New Jersey native has been in the public eye for nearly 40 years, and in addition to giving us hundreds of amazing songs (we’ve got more than 400 of his songs in the MetroLyrics.com lyrics database), he also contributed significantly to launching the career of Courteney [...]