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It's amazing how a song title can mislead unless you know the real story behind it, for example, Ace's How Long was...
Some acts must get really frustrated when their first hit is so massive, having received stacks of continuous airplay...
The race for the number one position used to be an exciting prospect that was until reality TV releases began to...
In this day and age, everything is instant. In the music world you can usually get your music the minute you hear it...
Some songwriter credits can be very deceiving. If you look at the writer credit on Elton John & Kiki Dee's Don't...
When a band decide to split, the best time to do it is not when your new single is climbing the chart. In 1970, Free...
What's the worst music career move ever made? Well, Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy might well qualify. An original member of...
This week's single of the week focuses on the fourth American / British duo to make the UK singles chart. Both were...
When people cite songs like Agadoo, The Birdie Song and, this week's single of the week, Shaddap You Face as being...
The majority of singer/songwriters will be influenced at a young age and will naturally show a flare for writing,...
Many musicians have nicknames that you instantly recognise them by. If I said Slowhand, apart from thinking of a...
If I were to ask you randomly to spell the title of this week's Single of the Week choice, I bet most of you would not...
Who would have guessed that an Al Bowlly song called My Woman from 1932 would eventually end up on a number one hit. A...
It has been fairly well documented over the years that Elton John's 1975 hit Philadelphia Freedom was written about...
Isn't it amazing how bands, when they shorten their name, become more successful? For example, Ambrose Slade did far...