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Girls Still Just Wanna Have Fun: At 30, Cyndi Lauper's Feminist Anthem Endures

Sheila Moeschen | Posted 04.11.2013 | Women
Sheila Moeschen

Cyndi danced, whirled and crooned a song that was not about boys at all (not primarily at least), but about a girl's right to celebrate her Self. Suddenly, I didn't feel like such a disaster.

Top 40 Addicts: Hooked on Pop

Sacha Z. Scoblic | Posted 12.01.2012 | Entertainment
Sacha Z. Scoblic

Of course, fast major-key songs are not necessarily happy. And complex minor-key songs are not necessarily brooding and intelligent. But -- ha! -- it might take eight seconds to figure that out. And who has the time?

Lucas Kavner

What Really Makes A Song 'Singalong-able'?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 07.26.2012 | Home

A recent study by doctors Alisun Pawley and Daniel Mullensiefen seeks to answer the question: Why do we sing along to certain pop songs and not others...

QUIZ: Pop Song or Celebrity Tweet?

Posted 07.02.2012 | Celebrity

Happy Monday, readers! To start out your week, a quiz: Is it the crooning of a pop star or the 140-character musings of a celebrity? See if you can...

Pop Music Is Human Nature

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 11.14.2011 | Entertainment
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

I've got a proud confession to make: I'm a pop music junkie. Drizzy Drake, Britney, Adele, Nicki, Ke$ha, you name it. I love it. But I've got to admit...