Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns “Fade Into You” by Mazzy Star remains one of the best sad ballads of the 1990s. In many ways, the noir tune distil... read more
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
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Chris Hill, who co-wrote nine songs on Raye's new album, tells us how they came together.
Quincy Jones wanted to change the title of "Billie Jean" to "Not My Lover" so it wouldn't be confused with the tennis star Billie Jean King. Michael Jackson refused.
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Best known for his rendition of "Hallelujah," Rufus Wainwright's songs bear the dramatic and musical marks of opera, which he loves. Some of his songs are about his parents, the singers Loudon Wainwright III ("Dinner At Eight") and Kate McGarrigle ("Beauty Mark").
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Glen Ballard talks about co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill album, and his work with Dave Matthews, Aerosmith and Annie Lennox.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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MTV, a popular TV theme song and Madonna all show up in this '80s music quiz.
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Did Eric Clapton really write "Cocaine" while on cocaine? This question and more in the Clapton edition of Fact or Fiction.
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I can't believe how often this song is misinterpreted. The dude's on a bus, and he has confided a secret code with his old girlfriend - to tie a simple single yellow ribbon if she wants him. Instead, he comes around the corner, and begins cursing "the whole damned bus..." because his simple secret code failed. The whole damned bus is cheering because they all see their ribbons. So EITHER she acted unfaithfully and wants the whole busload of guys that she's been screwing around with, OR his clever plan to have a secret code failed because every guy on the bus has done the same thing with his girlfriend. Clearly the code has failed, and the guy has no clue what "is and isn't mine" at this point. So he stays on the bus, forgets about us, puts...