Song

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If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it.

Beyonce

Single Ladies

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Topic

Commitment (relationships) Marriage Men and women

Speaker

Beyonce

Source

Single Ladies

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop music

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Beyonce. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)." Cowritten with Terius Nash and Thaddis Harrell and Christopher Stewart. Performed by Beyonce. I Am... Sasha Fierce. Columbia Records, 2008.

I could have danced all night.

Eliza Doolittle

My Fair Lady

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Topic

Dancing

Speaker

Eliza Doolittle

Actor

Audrey Hepburn

Source

I Could Have Danced All Night My Fair Lady

Medium

Song Film

Genre

Musical comedy (film) Musical (film) Musical comedy Musical

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"I Could Have Danced All Night." My Fair Lady. Directed by George Cukor, performed by Marni Nixon, Warner Bros., 1964.

Get up, stand up,
Stand up for your right.
Get up, stand up,
Don't give up the fight.

Bob Marley

Get up, Stand up

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Topic

Fighting for justice

Speaker

Bob Marley

Source

Get up, Stand up Burnin'

Medium

Song

Genre

Reggae music

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Marley, Bob and Peter Tosh. "Get Up, Stand Up." Performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Burnin'. Tuff Gong/Island Records, 1973.

I'm not afraid of dying, I'm afraid of not trying.

Jay-Z

Beach Chair

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Topic

Fear

Speaker

Jay-Z

Source

Beach Chair Kingdom Come

Medium

Song

Genre

Hip-hop

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Jay-Z and Chris Martin. "Beach Chair." Kingdom Come. Roc-A-Fella Records/Def Jam Recordings, 2006.

Come Senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall.

Bob Dylan

The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)

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Topic

Resistance to change Political progress Progress

Speaker

Bob Dylan

Source

The Times They Are a-Changin' (song) The Times They Are a-Changin' (album)

Medium

Song

Genre

Protest music Folk music

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dylan, Bob. "The Times They Are a-Changin'." The Times They Are a-Changin'. Columbia Records, 1965.

All you need is love.

The Beatles

All You Need Is Love

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Topic

Love

Speaker

The Beatles

Source

All You Need Is Love

Medium

Song

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

English

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lennon, John and Paul McCartney. All You Need Is Love. Performed by The Beatles. Parlophone Records/Capitol Records, 1967.

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

John Lennon

Beautiful Boy

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Topic

Living in the moment Passage of time Making plans Life

Speaker

John Lennon

Source

Beautiful Boy Double Fantasy

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop music

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lennon, John. "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)." Double Fantasy. Geffen Records/Capitol Records, 1980.

How many times can a man turn his head,
And pretend that he just doesn't see?

Bob Dylan

Blowin' in the Wind

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Topic

Injustice

Speaker

Bob Dylan

Source

Blowin' in the Wind The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Medium

Song

Genre

Folk music

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dylan, Bob. "Blowin' in the Wind." The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Columbia Records, 1963.

War!
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing.

Edwin Starr

War

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Topic

Anti-war War

Speaker

Edwin Starr

Source

War War & Peace (album)

Medium

Song

Genre

Protest song Soul music

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Strong, Barett and Norman Whitfield. "War." Performed by The Temptations. Psychedelic Shack. Gordy, 1970.

Don't stop thinking about tomorrow,
Don't stop, it'll soon be here.
It'll be here better than before,
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone.

Fleetwood Mac

Don't Stop

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Topic

Tomorrow The future Letting go of the past

Speaker

Fleetwood Mac

Source

Don't Stop Rumours

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop rock

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

McVie, Christine. "Don't Stop." Performed by Fleetwood Mac. Rumours. Warner Records, 1977.

Oh yeah, life goes on long after the thrill of livin' is gone.

John Mellencamp

Jack and Diane

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Topic

The best is over Resignation Nature of life

Speaker

John Mellencamp

Source

Jack and Diane American Fool

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Mellencamp, John. "Jack and Diane." Performed by John Cougar. American Fool. Riva Records, 1982.

It's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on.

Lou Reed

Perfect Day

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Topic

Contentment

Speaker

Lou Reed

Source

Perfect Day Transformer

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop music

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Reed, Lou. "Perfect Day." Transformer. RCA Records, 1972.

I could have danced all night
And still have begged for more.
I could have spread my wings
And done a thousand things
I've never done before.

Eliza Doolittle

I Could Have Danced All Night

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Topic

Being in love

Speaker

Eliza Doolittle

Source

I Could Have Danced All Night My Fair Lady

Medium

Song Musical

Language

English

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lerner, Alan Jay. "I Could Have Danced All Night." My Fair Lady. Composed by Frederick Loewe. 15 Mar. 1956, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, New York, USA.

God bless America,
Land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with a light from above.

From the mountains to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America,
My home sweet home.

Irving Berlin

God Bless America

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Topic

America

Author

Irving Berlin

Source

God Bless America

Medium

Song

Genre

Great American songbook

Language

English

Time

1938 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Berlin, Irving. God Bless America. Irving Berlin Inc., 1939.

I want a girl just like the girl
That married dear old dad.

William Dillon

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Topic

Oedipal issues Mothers and sons

Author

William Dillon

Source

I Want a Girl

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1911 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dillon, William. I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad). Composed by Harry Von Tilzer. Harry Von Tilzer Music Pub. Co., 1911.

So they put a rifle in my hand
Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man
Born in the U. S. A.

Bruce Springsteen

Born in the U.S.A

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Vietnam War

Speaker

Bruce Springsteen

Source

Born in the U.S.A Born in the U.S.A (album)

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Springsteen, Bruce. "Born in the U.S.A." Born in the U.S.A. Columbia Records, 1984.

Yesterday,
All my troubles seemed so far away,
Now it looks as though they're here to stay,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

The Beatles

Yesterday

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Topic

Lost love Broken heart

Speaker

The Beatles

Source

Yesterday Help!

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lennon, John and Paul McCartney. "Yesterday." Performed by The Beatles. Help! Parlophone Records, 1965.

We gotta get out while we're young
'Cause tramps like us, baby, we were born to run.

Bruce Springsteen

Born to Run (song)

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Topic

Escape Adventure

Speaker

Bruce Springsteen

Source

Born to Run (song) Born to Run (album)

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Springsteen, Bruce. "Born to Run." Born to Run. Columbia Records, 1975.

A little less conversation, a little more action please.

Elvis Presley

A Little Less Conversation

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Topic

Words vs. actions

Speaker

Elvis Presley

Source

A Little Less Conversation

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Presley, Elvis. "A Little Less Conversation." Written by Mac Davis and Billy Strange. Almost in Love. RCA Records, 1968.

Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help
Falling in love with you

Elvis Presley

Can't Help Falling in Love

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Topic

Falling in love

Speaker

Elvis Presley

Source

Can't Help Falling in Love

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Presley, Elvis. "Can't Help Falling in Love." Written by Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss. Blue Hawaii. RCA Records, 1961.