Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star in "Song Sung Blue," about a real-life Neil Diamond tribute band who dealt with pain before triumph.

This entry on our list of story songs from the 1970s is on the spooky side, and it’s quite a creative piece of work from Gordon Lightfoot. “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald”, a folk rock classic ...

It's a portrait of the '70s folk-rock star, and of "Cat's in the Cradle," the tune that turned daddy issues into mythology.

The three rock songs below did not have trouble speaking to teenagers. In fact, their lyrics could double as a dramatic diary entry.