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“I began writing a song in my head about the drudgery of being an astronaut”: The classic song that transformed Elton John into a superstar
“Unfortunately, people identify it with David Bowie’s Space Oddity”
50 years ago this summer Jean-Michel Jarre began making the album that took electronic music global
'Dum da da da dem. Dum da da da dum.' You know the one…
“There was a feeling that this was the end”: The mystery of The Day Before You Came, Abba’s final enigmatic question mark
It was their final recording for 35 years
“She sang it once. From a vocal standpoint, no one has that much courage”: How Alanis Morissette made You Oughta Know
"I thought maybe ten people would hear this song,” she said
"Kurt kissed me and said, 'now I don't have to be the only songwriter!'”: Dave Grohl's evolution as a songwriter
“I was in a band with one of the greatest songwriters of our generation, so I didn’t really want to rock the boat”
“We could have been as big as Led Zeppelin”: The heavy rock innovators whose drummer was a star before John Bonham
“There was always friction – but it all worked for the creation of what we had"
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Neil Diamond on his classic hits and the art of songwriting
“There’s no great difference between me and Metallica”
“It became a wedding song. ‘Hey, did you listen to the lyrics?’”: The hit with a sting in its tail
And with the money it made, the band bought an oil well!
