Writers and musicians have very different job requirements. Writers must form an idea in their brain, and then find the precise phrasing to clearly and adequately convey that idea — the goal is to be ...

The lyrics to Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” may say that “we don’t need no education” and that “we don’t need no thought control,” but that isn’t stopping scientists at a New York college ...

The word mondegreen is defined as a misheard word or phrase that makes sense in your head, but is, in fact, incorrect. The term was coined in a November 1954 Harper's Bazaar piece, where the author, ...

The famous Pink Floyd lyrics emerge from sound that is muddy, yet musical: "All in all, it was just a brick in the wall." But this particular recording didn't come from the 1979 album "The Wall," or ...

From lullabies to dance tracks, songs make up our life's soundtrack. But how humans separate words and melodies from a single sound wave — a capability no other member of the animal kingdom possesses ...

An original song by a Tamalpais High School student is the centerpiece of a new fundraising campaign for pediatric brain cancer. The song, called “Nightlight,” was released May 1. Anna Harell, a ...