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Protest songs have been around for centuries with the earliest known one being written in 1382 when a folk song called...

Over the years he's been called the reluctant pop star although Chris Rea has never really considered himself a star....

It is often asked what is the oldest recording to make the UK chart and there is no real definitive answer. We do...

It's a fact that people love a poll. Whenever any radio station, newspaper or magazine provide a 'list' people can't...

In the mid to late seventies the disco era was booming and it's one genre that is still very active especially as most...

When it comes to listing some of the most underrated songwriters in the pop world, the list would vary according to...

One of the enduring pop singers of the eighties was the man who opened his chart account with a number one and...

Quite often an innocent lyric in a song seems to slip through the radio broadcasting net while others seemed to get...

In 2000 Dido's voice was sampled on a hit which became a number one hit before anyone had really heard of her, that...

After leaving the names Kenny & The Cadets, Carl & The Passions and then The Pendletones behind to become the...

'Unadulterated aural stimulation! A wonderful wonderful spin of awesome danceability that shakes, quakes and...

Millions of songs start off with a totally different working title from where they end up and 99% of the time it's the...

In 1993 when Lulu joined Take That on their chart-topping hit Relight My Fire, she broke a record for the longest gap...

It's often made me wonder why a one-hit-wonder is just that. Is it because they tried but were unsuccessful with a...

When you look back at the eighties especially the fashions, Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet particularly come in for...