Some musicians opt for their music to be deeply referential–referential to things like books, movies, and, at times, music ...

Neil Tennant makes our list of songs about hating Morrissey again with “Miserablism” by the Pet Shop Boys. This outfit embraced the emergence of synth-pop and the optimism associated with pop music.

“La Leyenda del Hada y del Mago” (The Legend of the Fairy and the Wizard) is the band’s usual gateway song ... in Latin America for a reason. Unlike most of the groups on the list of ...