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How one of Madonna’s most iconic hits grew from cheap filler to international chart-topper
It might seem an obvious winner now, but Madonna’s Vogue was at first the speedily and cheaply-built flip side to an entirely different single
“We never became so famous that we hated each other”: Saint Etienne on longevity and their final album
The alt-pop icons delve into the making of their final record and explain why now is the moment to call time on their career after 35 years of music making
"I saw The Beatles and it all made sense”: The singer who scored two No.1 hits with the band that had once fired him
“Music is an ever-evolving art form," he says
How a dejected indie folk gem became a wedding song staple
You couldn’t get away from the Lumineers’ Ho Hey when it was released back in 2012, but few people knew that the life-affirming anthem was actually a pained reflection on multiple heartbreaks
The enduring appeal of the REM radio smash that Michael Stipe hated
The song was inescapable in the early 1990s, yet the shifting dynamics and sunny lyrics of REM's upbeat smash continue to provoke questions about its true meaning
“They certainly booed”: How Bob Dylan created one of his greatest songs as controversy erupted around him
When Dylan went electric, not everyone approved
“Where words fail, music speaks”: Why storytelling through music exceeds other art forms
Narrative in music isn’t always about just what’s being said within a song’s lyrics - it’s what the music triggers in the core of the listener
“Some of the guys never wanted to do that song. ‘This is crap!’”: The ’70s hit that reinvented a legendary band
A triumph for a singer who’d been doing TV ads for yoghurt and crackers
