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Some of the cheesiest songs are the best remembered, but no-one wants to admit to liking them. It more recent times,...

The North-East of England was a bit of a latecomer when it came to being identified on the UK chart scene. Arguably,...

It's amazing how some songs that seems so simple and straightforward can be so convoluted and misunderstood. This week...

The 1960s saw many dance crazes come and go, but, arguably, the most successful was the twist. Hank Ballard and...

There are conspiracy theorists in every walk of life. There are people who will tell you that the Holocaust was an...

Madonna, Kylie, Lulu, Tina Turner and Dusty, to name a few, have all famously re-invented themselves after varying...

One thing that singers who have had more than one hit hate being called is a one-hit wonder. The most well-known...

Every once in a while you hear a stop that absolutely stops you dead in your tracks and this week's subject did just...

            Back in 1981, rioting was rife in the UK especially in places like Glasgow, Toxteth in Liverpool and...

A few weeks ago we lost the great British songwriter Rod Temperton. He was a member of the disco band Heatwave and was...

Is there a fine line between funk and rock? This week's track is a top 20 hit from 1976 which I've always classed as a...

Back in the summer of 1947 two men were born within a couple of months of each other on opposites coasts of America...

Mike Skinner did it, Abel Tesfaye does it and so does Neil Hannon to name just three. Do what you're thinking? One...

Thousands, if not millions, of songs have been recorded as a tribute, but none probably more than to either Elvis...

When it comes to talking about explicit songs, we tend to think, these days especially, about rap tracks with swearing...