It's not a practice that's brand new by any means: from The Beatles to Nirvana to the Spice Girls to Rihanna, there have been plenty of artists who have offered up deceptive lyrics behind a tonally ...

Have you ever listened to a song and gotten entirely lost in the optimistically jubilant melody and rhythm only to realize the lyrics juxtapose the music? If you say no, you’re either lying or just ...

Country music is full of songs that signal their dark content with minor-key arrangements and vocal deliveries that match the tone. However, that’s not always the case. Some songs will have listeners ...

Why did I ask our ScreenRant team of music expertsto pull together a list of seemingly upbeat songs that are actually heartbreaking or twisted underneath? Because I’m a diabolical editor with a taste ...

Music has a funny way of lying to us. We bop along, windows down, screaming lyrics about love, life, and... Addiction? Creeping obsession? And much worse. Turns out a lot of your favorite upbeat hits ...

Life sometimes calls for that upbeat song when everything else has got you down — but what happens when you don't want to cheat on your favorite depressing rock or metal band? Thankfully, some of the ...