We head to Wimbledon Common to hear about how the most successful singles act of 1974 created a festive favourite...
Tag Archives: Mike Batt
Enjoy a weekend at Rugby’s Draycote Hotel for “a micro-music-festival celebrating really good songs and the folks who write ’em.”...
The man behind the music of The Wombles and Katie Melua shares his tips for digging deeper with your songwriting...
The Wombles songwriter recollects how a song about death became the theme to ‘Watership Down’ and a No 1 hit...
The man behind The Wombles’ chart success, the writing of Art Garfunkel’s ‘Bright Eyes’ and the discovery of Katie Melua...
Mike Batt and son help Ketevan Melua continue her dominance of the adult contemporary pop market with ‘self-titled’ sixth album...
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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Interview: Tom Basden
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How I wrote The Wombles' 'Wombling Merry Christmas' by Mike Batt
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How I wrote 'Walking In Memphis' by Marc Cohn
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How we wrote 'Stay Another Day' by East 17's Tony Mortimer
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How I wrote 'One Week' by Barenaked Ladies' Ed Robertson
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How we wrote 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' by Kent Blazy
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