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The Rolling Stones’ ‘Tumbling Dice’: Admit It, You Don’t Know the Lyrics

You’ve sung it at a bar and in your car. You’ve even shouted them at the top of your lungs at a Stones concert. But do you know them all?

The Scene: How the Song Came to Be

David Bowie’s Biggest Hit, ‘Let’s Dance’

Have a listen to how the song evolved from this early 1982 recording to what ultimately became a gargantuan worldwide hit.

NEWS PLUS: News

Complete Johnny Cash Lyrics Book Coming

The comprehensive and definitive 720-page book collects—for the first time—every one of his song lyrics alongside never-before-seen reproductions of handwritten pages from his own notebooks.

The Scene: The Classic Rock Legacy

The History-Making ‘Come and Get Your Love,’ From Redbone

In 1974, the group became the first Native American band to achieve a Top 5 single on the Hot 100. The song received its first official video in 2020.

NEWS PLUS: Top of The Pops (Charts)

Top Selling Albums of 1968: Here’s To You!

Three acts had multiple albums among the year’s biggest, several of which are a vital part of any classic rock collection.

FEATURES: Perfect Rock Songs

When Tom Petty Presaged the #MeToo Movement

One of the great American rock songwriters of his generation wrote and recorded a song with lyrics that seem to have anticipated the awareness campaign by decades.

The Scene: Legendary Locales

When Eric Clapton Surprised With Electric ‘Layla’ at Tokyo’s Budokan

Slowhand’s set at the legendary venue – his first concert of 2019 – included an electric version of a favorite, which he’s been doing acoustically for years.