Eight local songwriters, including Roger Cook and Beki Bondage, tell the stories behind some of our home city’s classic songs...
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How we wrote Michael Jackson's 'Man In The Mirror' by Glen Ballard
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote 'Feelin' Alright?' by Traffic's Dave Mason
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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Song-by-Song: 'Misty Mountain' by Sophia Yau-Weeks
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How we wrote Little Big Town's 'Girl Crush' by Lori McKenna
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Shelf help: 35 of the best books for songwriters [March 2026]
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How we wrote Natalie Imbruglia's ‘Torn’ by Phil Thornalley
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How I wrote 'Feelin' Alright?' by Traffic's Dave Mason
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How we wrote Michael Jackson's 'Man In The Mirror' by Glen Ballard
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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How I wrote 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime' by The Korgis' James Warren
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Songwriting Magazine Issue 42
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How I wrote 'Iris' by Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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How we wrote Michael Jackson's 'Man In The Mirror' by Glen Ballard
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How I wrote 'Feelin' Alright?' by Traffic's Dave Mason
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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 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How we wrote ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
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Shelf help: 35 of the best books for songwriters [March 2026]
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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How we wrote 'Food For Thought' by UB40's Robin Campbell
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16 song starters
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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