The lyrics of more than 6,000 songs were analyzed. This is an Inside Science story. "Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth," sings Pharrell Williams in "Happy," but the joyful sentiments ...

Song lyrics have a way of seeping into the public consciousness. You can not have heard a song in a decade and perfectly sing along to it when it comes back on. They stick in some rarified corner of ...

Scientific studies claim that modern music has become simpler than ever before, both lyrically and musically. But are they ...

Some of the most beloved bands have written some of the strangest songs out there. In fact, many classics include weird, sometimes even off-putting lines. Here are 25 songs with the most bizarre ...