Love can make us do some pretty strange things. It can inspire us to leave everything else behind and move across the country for a significant other, and sometimes it’ll send us into such a daze that ...

Right about now, everybody is familiar with the genre of “dark pop.” The idea of writing songs with killer hooks and depressing lyrics has spread all over the planet. The success of such ruminating ...

There have been popular songs with creepy or spooky lyrics since the beginning of rock music. Sure, entire subgenres are intentionally dark and scary, but when you filter out songs by shock-rockers, ...

From Sufjan Stevens to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, we're looking at the creepiest opening lyrics ever written as we head ...

The Christmas season is upon us, and you know what that means: There are chestnuts roasting on an open fire, climate change nipping at your nose, and Mariah Carey's Christmas album is getting heavy ...

We often think of nursery rhymes as comforting, soothing, or playful. But many of the most well-known children’s songs we grew up hearing actually have creepy backstories and dark origins. The lyrics ...

Whilst Led Zeppelin rarely released misfires, there were failures there. One of the tracks from 'Physical Graffiti', is so ...

Valentine’s Day was yesterday, but The A.V. Club is still in the holiday spirit, so we’re asking: What is a love song you love, despite its creepiness? The Beatles have always held a special place in ...

Last week, the world watched through splayed fingers as Robin Thicke's live web chat hashtag was ambushed by angry Twitter users demanding to know why the lyrics to his hit song 'Blurred Lines' are so ...

TikToker Lauren Paley has an incredible voice. One day she decided to go into the staircase of her building and sing “Tiptoe Through the Tulips.” The song from 1929 is so upbeat and saccharine it can ...

“You’re Beautiful” is about someone who gets high and goes on the subway, only to see a beautiful woman who smiles at him. The narrator becomes convinced that he was meant to be with this woman. In ...