The pop charts used to be dominated by romantic love songs. Not so much anymore. Where did our love go? Sponsor Message MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: Love songs are so important. Think about all the songs ...
Romantic partners have often used "baby" as an affectionate term of endearment. No wonder artists have applied the term to their music about love and relationships. It's also been lyrically used to ...
Alt.Latino has a new story in its series, Songs That Move You. Listener Drisana Rosales talks about an old mixtape, with a Chicano anthem, that transports her back in time. Next, we hear a song that ...
Four years after social media debate around the Christmas song "Baby, It’s Cold Outside" led to the tune’s paused radio play at select stations, the song still seems to be interpreted differently by ...
If you look at the Top 10 songs on the Billboard charts, odds are you’ll find nary a love song. Tracks about heartbreak, friendship and self-empowerment abound, but straightforward ballads about ...
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 ...
If you were scrolling through social media videos in the late spring of 2025, you’d be hard pressed to avoid Connie Francis’ “Pretty Little Baby.” Countless TikTok and Instagram users have been ...
Often thought of as a more sexy or even sexualized song, in all its cheekiness, “Santa Baby,” originally written by Joan Javits and Philip Springer, and performed by Earth Kitt and the Henri René and ...
Just like the arrival of pumpkin spice in everything, arguing whether the classic tune should really be considered “a date-rape anthem” or not has become something of an annual holiday tradition. But ...
Some Christmas songs are good all year. However, Darlene Love refuses to sing “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” except during a certain time. Notably, she recorded a spiritual sequel to “Christmas ...
Connie Francis, the pop vocalist who died this week, was seeing a resurgence in popularity long after her '50s and '60s fame — thanks to TikTok. Francis died Wednesday, July 16 at 87 after recently ...