Photo by Elena Di Vincenzo/Archivio Elena Di Vincenzo/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images In “Spin”, legendary guitarist Johnny Marr articulates... read more
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
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Chris Hill, who co-wrote nine songs on Raye's new album, tells us how they came together.
In The Beatles' "When I'm 64," Paul McCartney asks a woman if she'll still be there for him when he's 64. In 2006, he got his answer when shortly before his 64th birthday, he and Heather Mills separated.
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The Florida-based Backstreet Boys were a sensation in Europe before breaking into the American pop market with their hit single "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)." They went on to become the best-selling American boy band of all time.
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Tom stopped performing Thompson Twins songs in 1987, in part because of their personal nature: "Hold Me Now" came after an argument with his bandmate/girlfriend Alannah Currie.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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MTV, a popular TV theme song and Madonna all show up in this '80s music quiz.
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Do their first three albums have French titles? Is "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" really meaningless? See if you can tell in this Fact or Fiction.
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"It seemed that we would lose the race" refers to the band having the Rolling Stones mobile recording studio for only a limited time. They had to find a new place to make the recording quickly in order to make use of it. Lots of different bands used this facility, including Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones (of course), and others as diverse as The Chieftans, Miles Davis and Willie Nelson. It was upgraded several times over the years and was in use until fairly recently, when it was sold to a museum....