In honor of our musical roots, let's take a look at just a few songs from the post-war, baby boom era of the 1950s that you might've forgotten.

Here, we dive into a handful of such songs that were popular in the 1950s. [RELATED: Behind the Rock Novelty Song “The Purple People Eater”] 1.

The song was first performed in 1930, but Nina Simone’s version featuring her sultry voice made it a 1950s hit. The jazz song also had a resurgence in 1987 due to a Chanel No. 5 commercial. JP ...

These original songs from the 1950s deserve so much more love. Since there are far too many outstanding, mostly forgotten ...

5 Timeless Breakup Songs From the 1950s-1990s. ... “This isn’t a love song.” The lyrics, however, drip with the kind of tender contempt that damaged love is known for producing.

Click here to see the song that defined every summer since the 1950s. One song you won’t find here is “The Boys of Summer” by Don Henley, whose lyrics mourn the passing of the season ...

The Ramones may well have been the first punk band to chart in the US, but they knew that one of their songs was pop perfection when they wrote it.

Alethea Jones, executive producer and director of three episodes, created the look of “Pink Ladies” by "reaching back to Technicolor musicals from the 1950s to ’70s,” she says, and ...

The 1950s brings to mind poodle skirts, sock hops, and drive-in movies. I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and Leave It to Beaver were popular television shows, and Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and ...

UK Song melodies have become simpler since 1950s – study The vocal melody of Walking Behind You by Eddie Fisher is more complex than Poker Face by Lady Gaga, scientists say.