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To celebrate World Book Day, we share our favourite songwriting reads that we regularly turn to for insight and inspiration...
Tag Archives: How I wrote
Eight local songwriters, including Roger Cook and Beki Bondage, tell the stories behind some of our home city’s classic songs...
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...
25 years after ‘Throwing Copper’ went global, we learn the story of the song that helped it on its way...
From a Latin disco drumbeat to a politically charged lyric, here’s the story behind the 80s pop duo’s biggest hit...
When this pop-rock classic landed on both sides of the Atlantic it became a self-fulfilling prophecy for its creator A...
The songwriter and guitarist behind the 80s pop-folk band’s chart-topping debut single tells the compelling tale of its imperfect inspiration...
A synth-rock anthem inspired by Berlin’s heroin scene, we learn all about a classic 80s track with a surprising origin...
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...
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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Shelf help: 25 of the best books for songwriters [March 2023]
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote Robbie Williams' 'Millennium' by Guy Chambers
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How I wrote 'Mad World' by Tears For Fears' Roland Orzabal
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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Interview: Half Moon Run's Devon Portielje
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How I wrote 'All Right Now' by Free's Andy Fraser
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