The acclaimed Devon songstress explains how a simple conversation, about having a right to be wrong, turned into a hit...
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The LA rock band’s frontman and songwriter reflects on one of their biggest hits, which revived their career and became...
The Manfreds man tells the story of his classic that’s been a hit for Chris Farlowe, Rod Stewart and Stereophonics...
How the global smash started life as a Californian girl’s break-up song, inspired by pizza and popcorn in Times Square...
The singer with York’s indie guitar heroes looks back on the creation of an anthem from the band’s Britpop heyday...
The Suffolk-born singer-songwriter explains how she and Ed Sheeran made the little song that gave 1D another UK No 1...
Before the Irish band’s singer tragically died in 2018, she told us how this classic 90s rock song was created...
The Wolverhampton singer-songwriter reveals how his debut single earned him a tour with Foo Fighters and an Ivor Novello award...
The indie band’s frontman on creating their two-chord, Phil Spector-produced hit single, and how easy it is to sing drunk!...
The pop-rock band’s frontman explains how their debut hit took two years of tweaking and “dicking around on the piano”...
The singer-songwriter-producer explains how insomnia, a new synth and Blink-182 inspired a multi-platinum single that topped charts across the globe...
From a Latin disco drumbeat to a politically charged lyric, here’s the story behind the 80s pop duo’s biggest hit...
How I wrote 'Hey There Delilah' by Plain White T's' Tom Higgenson
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote 'Mad World' by Tears For Fears' Roland Orzabal
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How we wrote Michael Jackson's 'Man In The Mirror' by Glen Ballard
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Marrakesh Express' by Crosby, Stills & Nash
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How I wrote 'Dakota' by Stereophonics' Kelly Jones
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How we wrote 'Birdhouse In Your Soul' by They Might Be Giants
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Songs In The Key Of... The Korg MS-20
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