Jump: How Van Halen Leapt Ahead Of The Competition
Now recognised as a groundbreaking classic rock song, Jump is the signature hit that sent Van Halen supernova.
Go Your Own Way: How Fleetwood Mac Made The Ultimate Breakup Song
Penned by Lindsey Buckingham, Go Your Own Way was an anguished ode to separation that became one of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hits.
Changes: How David Bowie Found His Creative Manifesto In A Song
Though not a hit single, ‘Hunky Dory’’s opening track is now regarded as one of Bowie’s most pivotal songs.
‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter’: How Joni Mitchell Threw Herself Into Jazz
With the double-album ‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter’, Joni Mitchell embraced jazz to fascinating and exploratory effect.
‘Kylie Christmas’: How The Snow Queen Claimed Her Throne
Kylie Minogue and Christmas – it’s an obvious combination, but it took three decades for the Princess Of Pop to record her Christmas album.
Psycho Killer: How Talking Heads Slayed It With Their Breakthrough Single
A song that set Talking Heads apart from the pack at the first time of asking, Psycho Killer remains one of the group’s biggest hits.
Why Michael Bublé’s Christmas Album Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving
In emulating his crooner heroes with the ‘Christmas’ album, Michael Bublé created a cracker of his very own.
‘Born Again’: How The Notorious B.I.G. Found Another Rebirth
Posthumously compiled from Biggie’s vast trove of unreleased recordings, ‘Born Again’ brimmed with life from one of the world’s greatest MCs.
‘A Head Full Of Dreams’: Behind Coldplay’s Kaleidoscopic Seventh Album
With ‘A Head Full of Dreams’, Coldplay fused alt-rock sincerity with contemporary pop, exploding in colour like a burst of holi powder…
Life On Mars?: How David Bowie Created An Out-Of-This-World Classic
David Bowie’s timeless Life On Mars? song is a ‘soaring, cinematic ballad’ – and it was inspired by Frank Sinatra.
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