Songs
19th July 1975, Paul McCartney and Wings went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Listen To What The Man Said', his fourth US No.1, and No.6 hit in the UK, (the track features Tom Scott playing the saxophone solo). It would go on to sell a million copies in America and reach No.6 […]
20 songs that were Banned. https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/odds-and-sods/20-songs-that-were-banned/ 20 Songs That Were Banned (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.playbuzz.com/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); Article source: https://www.facebook.com/19706525166/posts/10161784651085167
19th June 2014, Gerry Goffin, who penned chart-topping songs with his then-wife Carole King died at the age of 75 in Los Angeles. He wrote dozens of hits over two decades, including 'The Loco-Motion', 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' and '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman'. After their divorce in 1968, Goffin continued […]
19th June 1948, born on this day English singer-songwriter and musician, Nick Drake. He signed to Island Records when he was 20 years old and released his debut album, Five Leaves Left, in 1969. By 1972, he had recorded two more albums, Bryter Layter and Pink Moon. Drake committed suicide on November 25th 1974 aged […]
Happy 77th birthday to Sir Paul McCartney, The Beatles Wings, solo. The most successful rock composer of all time. McCartney first met John Lennon on July 6th 1957, who was impressed that Paul could tune a guitar. With The Beatles he scored 21 US No.1 & 17 UK No.1 singles plus McCartney has scored over […]
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/in-depth-features/the-best-love-songs-ever/ Let’s Get It On: The Best Love Songs Ever | uDiscoverMusi Love makes the world go round, but love also goes round itself, in the grooves of the majority of the greatest pop songs ever made. Article source: https://www.facebook.com/19706525166/posts/10161246926635167
13th January 2005, A report showed that more songs had been written about Elvis Presley than any other artist. It listed over 220 songs including: ‘Graceland’ by Paul Simon, ‘A Room At The Heartbreakhotel’ by U2, ‘Calling Elvis’, Dire Straits, ‘Happy Birthday Elvis’, Loudon Wainwright III, ‘There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears […]
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/rock-christmas-songs/ Best Christmas Rock Songs: An Essential Seasonal Playlist | uDiscover Article source: https://www.facebook.com/19706525166/posts/10161024119340167
The raunchy Paul Rodgers ballad that became an aphrodisiac anthem for his 70s supergroup Bad Company… The Story Behind The Songs: Feel Like Makin’ Love by Bad Company Link to original article here
“They have so much street cred. This band is for real. There’s nothing fake about them.” The Top 10 Best Girlschool songs, as chosen by Lita Ford Link to original article here