The Welsh rock group’s main man recalls how their summery chart-topping single actually emerged on a snowy day in Paris,...
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The award-winning songwriter had to be convinced by his co-writer to write one more ballad for the King of Pop...
Learn about the 50s rock ‘n’ roll icon’s collaboration with his son Ricky that launched his daughter’s own pop career...
The multi-award-winning songwriter, musician and broadcaster reveals how crossing paths with Clint Eastwood led to co-writing his movie’s title track...
How the Swedish producer-songwriter went from being a chef to founding a tech company with Max Martin and ABBA’s Björn...
The feelgood anthem that became a hit in two decades for two different bands was inspired by Cliff Richard Since...
The singer-songwriter reflects on the creation of her No 1 single with a lyric that was suggested as a joke...
The man behind the music of The Wombles and Katie Melua shares his tips for digging deeper with your songwriting...
The pop-rock duo’s principal songwriter tells the backstory of a song that became a hit in the 80s and 00s...
The mid-80s synth-pop master reflects on his typically upbeat transatlantic hit, written in the locker room of a basketball stadium...
The NYC band’s Brian ‘Fast’ Leiser explains how the Quentin Tarantino movie-sampling hit was inspired by a valium-popping security guard...
The Counting Crows frontman discusses his band’s new album and looks back on their 1993 masterpiece ‘August And Everything After’
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Shelf help: 33 of the best books for songwriters [March 2025]
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How I wrote The Wombles' 'Wombling Merry Christmas' by Mike Batt
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Interview: Michael Tighe
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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There’s a song brewing here...
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How we wrote: 'Eyes On Fire' by Blue Foundation's Tobias Wilner
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