A synth-rock anthem inspired by Berlin’s heroin scene, we learn all about a classic 80s track with a surprising origin...
How I Wrote
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The American singer-songwriter recounts the inspiration and creation of her most widely recognised song, which she still sings at 67...
The Australian singer-songwriter and frontman reveals how the single that launched the band’s stellar career was written on the toilet...
Learn about one of the 90s’ biggest pop smashes and the highest charting debut single by a female solo act...
Isaac Hanson, the eldest of the sibling trio, tells the story of his group’s chart-topping blockbuster with the super-catchy chorus...
The disco classic from Earth, Wind & Fire might have sounded very different if it wasn’t for Allee Willis’ insistence...
The acclaimed songwriter explains how the song ended up soundtracking a famous Coca-Cola TV ad and became a million-selling hit...
Inspired by his dad’s love of cars, The Darkness frontman hit the overdrive button to launch his rock band’s career...
We learn all about the effortless birth of the quirky, million-selling No 1 single about Luke’s digger-driving dad ‘Bruce Lee’...
How one of the lucky few original songs to appear on ‘The Bodyguard’ soundtrack was inspired by a real break-up...
We hear about a punk song whose protagonist was so heartbroken he cried all the way to the chip shop...
Graham Nash takes us on a journey to Morocco in order to explain the origins of a classic. All aboard!...