Revealing the controversially-titled co-write with Tom Kelly that went on to become one of the best-loved songs of the 1980s...
How I Wrote
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The story of a small-town girl and city boy who headed to Hollywood becomes the “Biggest Song of All Time”...
An offbeat freestyle, unexpected label backing and studio reinvention combined to turn a quirky idea into a worldwide chart-topping phenomenon...
With an interesting title, a bossa nova rhythm and some studio magic, the seeds of a chart-topping hit were sewn...
From raw demo to viral video, this track’s journey is a testament to creative spontaneity, visual flair, and punk spirit...
The fast-rising topliner on writing a song that started as an indie demo before setting charts ablaze across the world...
The Take That superstar shares the story behind his solo song, inspired by a local tragedy and instinctive creative process...
From draughty loft to global fame: A song of fire and ghosts that found its home in ‘The Twilight Saga’...
A Grammy-winning and six times Platinum tale of jealousy written by The Love Junkies and championed by the songwriting community...
We head to Wimbledon Common to hear about how the most successful singles act of 1974 created a festive favourite...
John Linnell recalls the story behind their catchy-as-hell alt-rock classic whose words were written years after the melody first appeared...
The country songwriter got more than the demo singer he was looking for when he started working with Garth Brooks...


























