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Back to SearchUnfinished Sympathy
Personal stories inspired by Massive Attack's breakthrough single.
Featuring the vocals of Shara Nelson, the track together with its iconic video wo…
4 years, 9 months ago
Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific
Ezio Pinza was the first person to sing Some Enchanted Evening when South Pacific opened on Broadway in 1949.
His granddaughter, Sarah Goodyear, rec…
4 years, 9 months ago
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell made Ain't No Mountain High Enough a hit for Motown in 1967.
Diana Ross followed suit in 1970 as a solo artist with her…
4 years, 10 months ago
Take Me Home, Country Roads
"Country roads, take me home To the place I belong"
'Take Me Home, Country Roads' was written by Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert with and for their frien…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Parting Glass
"But since it falls unto my lot That I should rise And you should not I'll gently rise and softly call Goodnight and joy be to you all"
The Parting Gl…
5 years, 1 month ago
We've Only Just Begun
The Carpenters - brother and sister duo Richard and Karen - were one of the most popular groups of the 1970s.
His outstanding compositions and her s…
5 years, 1 month ago
Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat
This disco classic tells a powerful story: that of a young, gay man leaving his homophobic small town for the freedom of the big city.
Released in 19…
5 years, 2 months ago
Sunshine on Leith
Sunshine on Leith was released in 1988 but didn't become the big hit The Proclaimers had hoped for.
However it has endured and become an anthem of l…
5 years, 7 months ago
David Bowie - Life on Mars?
Life on Mars was released on David Bowie's Hunky Dory album in 1971.
Two years later it came out as a single in its own right. Famous for its explor…
5 years, 8 months ago
Once In A Lifetime
Stories from people about how ‘Once In A Lifetime’, Talking Heads' existential hit from 1980, touched their lives.
Talking Heads emerged out of the po…
5 years, 8 months ago