The chorus is usually the part of a song that listeners latch onto. In return, it’s the section that songwriters tend to focus on the most. But an underratedly memorable part of a song is the intro.

Early rock and roll from artists like Elvis, Chuck Berry, and Buddy Holly certainly influenced The Beatles. But they also took some cues from pre-rock music, such as standards associated with the ...

There's a particular kind of magic that happens in the first few seconds of a great song. Before a single lyric lands, before the chorus arrives, something in the sound grabs you by the collar and ...

We all hear the “duh-duh-duh-duh” of the organ followed by a “clap-clap” and know right away it’s “The Addams Family.” “In West Philadelphia, born and raised …” is the one song just about everyone can ...