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Shaping post-disco funk and revealing his taste for provocative lyrics, Soft And Wet was the song that put Prince ‘streets into the future’.

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Documenting a short-lived but white-hot love affair, Rooms On Fire burns with all the intensity of the best Stevie Nicks songs.

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With an iconic intro that’s arguably as famous as the song itself, Express Yourself delivered Madonna’s message clear into pop’s mainstream.

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Blending disco, funk and house music, Daft Punk's team-up with Chic’s Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams became an unstoppable party anthem.

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With The Reflex topping the US and UK charts in 1984, Duran Duran began a lasting partnership with Bowie and Madonna hitmaker Nile Rodgers.

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With the hit song Alphabet St., Prince apologised for ‘The Black Album’ and introduced his ‘Lovesexy’ era in playfully funky style.

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Setting out to take on corporate sponsorship with the song This Note’s For You, Neil Young ended up forcing MTV to make a public reversal.

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Initially recorded in an attempt to “scare” their record label, Song 2 marked a career turnaround for Blur at a crucial moment.

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There was a lot riding on Come Undone. Could Duran Duran deliver a second hit song after the comeback of Ordinary World?

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Vogue started life as a planned B-side, but it would go on to earn a place in pop history as Madonna’s biggest hit song.

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