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The Story of 'Ulterior Motives': The Lost 80s Song That Took 3 Years to Identify
17 seconds. That’s all anyone had to go off of. Just a few years back an anonymous user uploaded a clip of a mystery track from the 80s to a song dis…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Shocking Story of 'I Touch Myself': Written by Men, Sung by a Rock Icon, and Still Debated
Coming up, the controversial song about female self-love… was written by a dude? Ha ha. It's I Touch Myself by the Divinyls. This story is almost too…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Untold Drama Behind Fleetwood Mac’s Epic 'Sara': Stevie Nicks’ Most Personal Song
Oh man… today’s song Sara by Fleetwood Mac is epic. Clocking in at over 15 minutes long, the original version of this breathtaking song once had a to…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Surprising Link Between an X-Rated Film and Harry Nilsson’s Iconic 'Everybody’s Talkin’
Coming up… the story of two of the most enigmatic artists of the rock era, linked by the classic track Everybody's Talkin that wasn't fully appreciat…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Comeback Story of Heart: From 70s Rock Icons to 80s Chart-Toppers
No doubt about it. Heart is one of the defining acts of the rock era. And their catalog is filled with essential entries in the rock canon. Today, we…
1 year, 8 months ago
How Devo’s 'Whip It' Became an 80s Anthem Everyone Misunderstood for Decades
Coming up next, we've got Devo and a song that is not at all what it seems: Whip It. For over 40 years everyone has thought this all-time hit was "Di…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Incredible Story of 'Kung Fu Fighting': A Last-Minute B-Side That Sold 11 Million Copies
Today's featured song Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas will have you kicking some serious butt while moving to the groove. A smash hit from the 70s, …
1 year, 8 months ago
The Secret Weapon That Saved U2’s 'With or Without You' From Being Abandoned
So I gotta ask… Is this the most tortured track of the 80s? I mean we’re talking about With or Without You by U2, a song that is physically painful t…
1 year, 8 months ago
How The Hollies Wrote 'Long Cool Woman' While Day-Drinking—and Got Sued for It
Coming up next... Tipsy from some serious ‘day-drinking,’ two members of one of England’s premier bands, The Hollies, composed a song about the Prohi…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Singer Who Had 4 Hit Songs on the Charts at the Same Time—With Different Bands!
Imagine a time when one man's voice was heard on about every other song on the radio. Dubbed "the man of a thousand voices," Tony Burrows holds the u…
1 year, 8 months ago