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To celebrate World Book Day, we share our favourite songwriting reads that we regularly turn to for insight and inspiration...
Want your songs to connect? According to this book extract, it’s time you started thinking about lips, hips and skips...
On World Book Day, the Songwriting Magazine founders take the opportunity to wax lyrical about their favourite books for songwriters...
With over 1000 pictures contained within, this coffee table book presents the Royal Family of Pop in all their glory...
The Song Foundry’s ‘The Art Of Songwriting’ by Ed Bell covers the creative and life skills songwriters need to succeed...
Origin stories of over 40 much-loved hits from the 60s to the present day, as told by the songwriters themselves...
A look at the late 70s/early 80s mod revival, as experienced by one man who lived through it in Bristol...
Shelf Help: 'Brilliant Sounding Rubbish' by Kev Nixon
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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How I wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime' by The Korgis' James Warren
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How I wrote 'Iris' by Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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Interview: Ocean Colour Scene's Simon Fowler
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How we wrote: 'Eyes On Fire' by Blue Foundation's Tobias Wilner
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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