Jackson Browne (1974): Browne was in his mid 20s when he wrote this melancholic song cycle about crumbling relationships.

Artist: The Carpenters Originally written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, "Close To You" was one of the most beloved songs in the '70s. The lyrics depict unrequited love — a longing to be close ...

Written by June Carter just around the time she was falling in love with the Man in Black, Johnny Cash's version of "Ring of Fire" was a #1 hit upon its release in 1963. The two were married ...

s 1978 hit Euro-disco track "Rasputin," an ode to the mythos surrounding the man referred to in the song as "Russia's great love machine." After a storied history in meme culture, the song has ...