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“It’s a goodbye song, but it’s also an inspirational song, It could also mean a new beginning" - Ray Davies
Written by Ray Davies and released by the …
5 years, 11 months ago
Toto's Africa
Released in 1982, Toto's soft-rock anthem has become an unlikely viral smash-hit.
Africa is a song that has changed lives, helped to raise thousands …
6 years ago
Coventry Carol
Performed as part of the mystery plays, the 'Coventry Carol' is from the Pageant of the Shearman and Taylors and tells the story of the Slaughter of …
6 years ago
We Are Family
We Are Family written by Nile Rodgers and performed by the Sledge Sisters Kathy, Kim, Debbie and Joni was released in 1978 at the height of disco's p…
6 years ago
The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
'The Boxer' is Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel's 1969 masterpiece.
People who have a deep personal connection with the song and its lyrics, discuss what …
6 years ago
Farewell to Stromness
Personal stories about Farewell to Stromness, by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
Written in 1980 as a protest against uranium mining in Orkney, the music …
6 years, 5 months ago
Wind of Change
“I follow the Moskva, down to Gorky Park… listening to the wind of change.”
The German rock band Scorpions’ lead singer Klaus Meine was inspired to wr…
6 years, 5 months ago
Streets of London by Ralph McTell
Ralph McTell and others discuss a song that was written for a heroin addict, became an anthem against homelessness, and transcended the folk genre to…
6 years, 5 months ago
Back to Black
Amy Winehouse died in July 2011 aged just 27.
'Back to Black' - the title track of her second and final album - is a torch song to tragic love, addic…
6 years, 5 months ago
Let the River Run
The story of how a song from a classic 1980’s movie became an inspirational anthem for a 21st Century generation.
Carly Simon’s ‘Let the River Run’ wa…
6 years, 11 months ago