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![Top 10 Tool Songs](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2019/02/Tool-GettyImages-102091776.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Top 10 Tool Songs
Which tracks best represent this complex, ever-evolving group?
![14 Secretly Cruel Soft Rock Love Songs](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2019/02/GettyImages-523848330.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Annotating the Influential ‘Rushmore’ Soundtrack](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2019/01/Rushmore.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Annotating the Influential ‘Rushmore’ Soundtrack
We're exploring all of the songs, many of them from the British Invasion, that Wes Anderson employed in his 1998 movie.
![The Best Song From Every David Bowie Album](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2019/01/bowie1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
The Best Song From Every David Bowie Album
He tried on many personas over his long career, and tested out various styles. Which tracks are the most essential?
![Top 10 Tracks Sung by R.E.M.'s Mike Mills](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2018/12/Mike-Mills-REM-photo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Top 10 Tracks Sung by R.E.M.'s Mike Mills
He's a perfect foil – and, when the song is just right, a smart choice to take over the mic.
![True Blue: The Band Behind the Blues Brothers](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2018/11/BluesBrothersBandMain.jpg?w=980&q=75)
True Blue: The Band Behind the Blues Brothers
Here's a guide to the talented musicians who backed "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues.
![5 Reasons John Prine Should Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2018/11/John-Prine-Frazer-Harrison-Getty-Images.jpg?w=980&q=75)
5 Reasons John Prine Should Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
He became an underground sensation, a hit-music maker and then a huge influence on successive generations of singer-songwriters.
![5 Reasons Devo Should Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2021/01/Devo-Chris-Walter.jpg?w=980&q=75)
5 Reasons Devo Should Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
They're influential, artsy and one of the most visual bands on the planet. Why haven't they been inducted yet?
![5 Reasons MC5 Should Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2017/10/MC5.jpg?w=980&q=75)
5 Reasons MC5 Should Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
They were foul-mouthed, revolutionary proto-punks. And it's about time the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame acknowledged them.
![5 Reasons the Cure Should Be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2018/11/The-Cure-Robert-Smith-Paul-Kane-Getty-Images.jpg?w=980&q=75)
5 Reasons the Cure Should Be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Eligible for induction since 2004, they were a finalist once, in 2012.