Andy Price

Ultravox’s stately powerhouse was an unlikely hit single - but its classically-inspired uniqueness was key

T. Rex's signature song was written and recorded while on a hectic US tour, and would be their only stateside hit

Like a Prayer saw Madonna ascend on both a thematic and musical level, but its provocative video pushed the buttons of the devout

“He played it to Motown, and they said, 'No way is Jeff Beck getting this song, it's too good’”

Mark Hollis’ masterpiece became an anthem of self-determination, but it was far from an overnight success

Coldplay’s first stab at a euphoric crowd-pleaser was a clear indication that a stadium-filling future awaited

Visconti joins us to talk Holy Holy's farewell tour, working with Paul McCartney and why AI is "clogging the arteries" of the music business

Its legendary DIY video was hugely influential, but few realise that the fury of the Beastie Boys’ Sabotage was triggered by real studio pressure

Exploring how one of Bruno Mars’ biggest tunes works on a musical level - and revealing its debt to the 1980s

In 2011, Titanium was inescapable, but its many millions of listeners probably didn’t know that its powerhouse Sia vocal was only ever intended to be a guide

Both one of Talking Heads’ most out-of-character compositions and their most emotionally resonant, This Must Be the Place continues to cast its spell over listeners

When Bowie went for a hang with Queen, a song for the ages was born. But assembling it was fraught with no short supply of pressure

At the dawn of the 1990s, Underworld were a spent force - little did they realise they were about to create one of the decade’s most enduring tracks

We take a look at the vintage gear-packed home studio of Blue May - the environment where Lily Allen created West End Girl

It’s one of the most omnipresent songs of the 21st century, but few realise that Mr. Brightside’s tale of betrayal reflected Brandon Flowers’ real experience of being cheated on

From its buzzing guitar drone to its clattering drums, Ticket to Ride was certainly a step forward for the Beatles sonically - but did it really invent heavy rock?

It was a song that unravelled the psychology of hedonism - with an arrangement that came together in under an hour

Coldplay’s first stab at a euphoric crowd-pleaser was a clear indication that a stadium-filling future awaited

Released over a year ahead of its effervescent parent album Colors, Wow demonstrated that Beck’s penchant for genre-blurring was still in rude health

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who will be the fabbest of these four?