Kris Kristofferson, who died Saturday at the age of 88, was truly one of the greatest songwriters of the past 60 years ... a helicopter on his lawn. Yet his songs often spoke of the darker ...
Then known as “Johnny Cougar,” John Mellencamp’s debut album is full of unlikely 60s cover songs ... thoughts in his songs, John Mellencamp could do pure fun with the best.
When I joined Pitchfork a couple months ago as its new editor, we got to work on what you’re reading now, the Best Songs of the 2020s So Far, our first big list of the year. On the surface ...