As I was thinking about something to write, I came across something I wrote in preparation for my first ever voice recital. This happened during my sophomore year back in 2019. Looking at it now, it ...

“And Iiiiii will always loooove youuuuuu…..”- if you know you won’t ever be able to pull this off without the neighborhood cats running for their (nine) lives, it’s time to check out 16 easy songs to ...

The aspiring performer could probably use a list of 11 soulful songs to sing for auditions and school talent shows. After all, you’ll have to choose songs that really charm your audience. Never fear, ...

Veteran singer-songwriter David Ramirez (who Paste once called “The best damn songwriter you don’t know yet”) has a new album Apologies, which drops August 28. It was produced by Ramirez and Brian ...

The song is about D-I-V-O-R-C-E. You know that Wynette record made by Billy Sherrill? It has nothing to do with that song, and I wasn’t thinking about that song at all when writing or recording “Lay ...

Someone asked me a trivia question a few years ago and I got the right answer, just like that. “What hit song came out in the summer of 1967?” It was “Light My fire” by The Doors. I know this partly ...

I am no DJ, but if you know me then you know about my "Serotonin Songs" Playlist. Serotonin is a hormone that stabilizes mood and overall happiness. Currently spanning almost six hours long, this ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Phil Ochs, “What Are You Fighting For” (1963). Ochs wrote numerous protest songs ...

Songs for Kids creator Josh Rifkind is coming back this year with a comparable event he dubs Every Kelly Clarkson Song Ever! He also procured a much larger venue: The Eastern. The concerts will be ...