Some songs don’t just belong to a moment.
They stay.
They follow us through different ages of our lives, changing meaning without ever losing their core. They are not simply well-written, well-played, or well-produced. They are great because they manage to say something essential — sometimes quietly, sometimes violently — and never let it go.
Great Songs is a series dedicated to those moments in music where everything aligns: emotion, sound, context, and intent. Not a ranking, not a list of hits, and not a celebration of charts or sales. This is about why certain songs endure, long after trends have faded and genres have shifted.
Here, each song is treated as a small universe. We look at its meaning, its cultural weight, the choices behind it, and the reasons it still resonates today. Sometimes it’s a guitar sound that defined a generation. Sometimes it’s a lyric that captured a feeling no one else could articulate. Sometimes it’s the tension between beauty and discomfort that makes a song impossible to forget.
Great Songs are not always obvious. Some were massive hits, others quietly grew into classics. What they share is an ability to remain relevant — emotionally, artistically, humanly — across decades.
This series isn’t meant to explain music away. It’s meant to listen closely, to slow down, and to understand why certain songs keep finding new listeners, new meanings, and new lives.
Below you’ll find all the entries in the Great Songs series. Each piece stands on its own, but together they form a broader conversation about what makes music last.
Because great songs don’t just survive time.
They learn how to live inside it.
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