Experts say it all started with a song by the American singer and guitarist Muddy Waters.

VOA: special.2009.06.21

The second part of the title is taken from a song by the Beastie Boys.

VOA: special.2010.08.13

Cyrus covers a song by the metal band Poison on "Can't Be Tamed."

VOA: special.2010.08.06

a song by blues musician Leadbelly.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

She borrowed sound recordings from a musical project by the singer David Byrne to make one song on her new album.

VOA: special.2009.08.14

"Auld Lang Syne," by the eighteenth century Scottish poet Robert Burns, is a song about friends and remembering times long ago.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

It was a hit song performed by Celia Cruz and her band, La Sonora Matancera, in nineteen fifty-two.

VOA: special.2009.04.19

But the song became a lasting hit with a version recorded in nineteen fifty-nine by the Kingston Trio.

VOA: special.2010.01.25

Finally, on a happier note comes this song written and recorded by Fountains of Wayne in 2003.

VOA: special.2009.01.26

Here is a more hopeful song, James Taylor's "October Road" from his album by the same name.

VOA: special.2009.11.09

The copyright holder owns the rights to the song for a period governed by law.

VOA: special.2010.01.25

Here is a poetic song by Simon and Garfunkel called "A Hazy Shade of Winter."

VOA: special.2009.01.26

Mark Johnson made the songs by recording one part of the song at a time.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

The song was based on a poem called "Bread and Roses" by James Oppenheim.

VOA: special.2010.09.06

They also included in their shows a song co-written by James Brown.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

Here is a modern version of the song, sung by Willie Nelson.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

Songs teach language. Consider a song like "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega.

VOA: special.2011.01.06

In "Holiday Inn" he sang a new song by Irving Berlin.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

We end with a song inspired by that sad day.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

Warren says now that researchers have a map of the zebra finch genome, they can carry out experiments to identify which genes in the finch's brain are most critical to hearing and producing song - and by extension, which genes may play a role in human speech disorders, like those related to stuttering, autism,and Parkinson's disease.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05