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Back to SearchDancing in the Dark
"Dancing in the Dark was written under duress!" Bruce Springsteen tells us. "I had no interest, whatsoever, in writing any more. I had been killing m…
2 years, 7 months ago
I Believe In Father Christmas
Some people say it's a protest song about the commercialisation of Christmas, others that it's anti religious.
I Believe In Father Christmas is neith…
3 years ago
Nessun Dorma
Singer Jon Christos watched the Italia 90 World Cup with his Dad.
He says Pavarotti's live performance of 'Nessun Dorma' at the tournament was the onl…
3 years ago
Killing Me Softly with His Song
"Strumming my pain with his fingers... Singing my life with his words..."
Killing Me Softly with His Song is a song about the pleasure and embarrassme…
3 years ago
Into My Arms by Nick Cave
"I don't believe in an interventionist God" must be one of the most original opening lines to a song.
It's one that resonates with the people in this …
3 years, 1 month ago
Chervona Kalyna
Powerful stories linked to this beautiful and stirring Ukrainian folk song which inspired Pink Floyd to reform so they could release their own versio…
3 years, 1 month ago
Bruch's Violin Concerto
A Violin Concerto in G minor, Opus 26, became the best-known work of the German composer Max Bruch. Originally written in 1866 it went through many …
3 years, 6 months ago
Ne Me Quitte Pas
Ne Me Quitte Pas is a song about begging someone not to go - and of promising the world to them, if they'll only stay.
From Haiti to New York, Proven…
3 years, 6 months ago
Purple Rain
"I never meant to cause you any sorrow, I never meant to cause you any pain..."
True stories of what Prince's epic ballad means to different people ar…
3 years, 7 months ago
Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton
Candi Staton and others celebrate this 1970s disco classic which delivers an optimistic message.
Written by David Crawford and released in 1976 this i…
3 years, 7 months ago