Poetic allusions makes for the best song lyrics, and these three songs manage to say "I love you" without using the phrase at ...

From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay. Right about now, music critics are sharing their favorite albums of the year or ...

If you’ve ever fallen in love (or even in 'like') with someone, chances are there’s a Taylor Swift song for that. The pop star is no stranger to writing about the deepest aspects of crushing on ...

The universal language of music has united generations of lovers since the beginning of time. Falling in and out of love, grasping at unrequited love, mourning love lost and succumbing to deep love ...

These four country love songs came out in 1988, but are so good, everyone should know them even decades later.

Feel what you must about Baz Luhrmann's "Moulin Rouge!" — this narratively significant love song is one of the best ballads featured in a movie. Ever. And if you had dared to forget this fact, ...

Break out the Xs and Os because Valentine's Day is on deck, which means it's time to celebrate the spirit of endless love. Speaking of which, did you know that according to Billboard, the song ...

Love songs help us put words to the often indescribable ways we feel, and Noah Kahan’s lyrics have proven to encapsulate even the most niche and specific emotions. Though it’s Grammy-nominated Kahan’s ...

Love is a beautiful thing, Whether you're a natural romantic or you're more reserved in your dating life, nobody is safe from Cupid's arrow. Everyone reacts differently to being bitten by the love bug ...

NPR Music critics reflect on the lyrics that captured the year's mood, sparked emotions and stayed with them long after the music stopped.