Marianne Faithfull – best known for song As Tears Go By – dies, aged 78
Marianne Faithfull, a singer and actress known for her moving song As Tears Goes By has sadly died at the age of 78. She was surrounded by her family at the time ...
Devo founding member makes $1M from this '73 single each year. Here's how
The New Wave band Devo released "Uncontrollable Urge" in 1973. Today, the single makes founding member Mark Mothersbaugh ...
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3 Classic Rock One-Hit Wonders That Remind You of the Good Ol’ Days
What's better than classic rock? Wait... don't answer yet. What's better than one-hit wonders? Wait... don't answer that yet either. Because with their powers combined, the only true response is ...
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Remember When: A Pair of Compilations Put The Beatles Back on the Charts
The hangover from The Beatles' breakup was still stubbornly lingering in 1973. Legal proceedings entangling the principals ...
This Scottish album was an unforgettable 1970s classic
Breakaway was the fifth album by the Scottish duo of Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle and, in the opinion of many of their fans, it was ...
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Eight Figures for ‘The Big Bang Theory’? Inside the World of TV Theme Songs
turning “Whip It” into one of the most recognizable hits of the Eighties and catapulting the band into ubiquitous, if unlikely, visual icons. Today, another Devo track dominates MTV’s airwaves.
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Wheatus 2000s Hit Song Teenage Dirtbag Lyrics
Brown as the lead singer. They make songs with easy-to-remember tunes and words that many people connect with. Their song “Teenage Dirtbag” made them well-known and became a favorite among ...
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Elton John’s Greatest Hits Album Goes To UK Top Spot After 374 Weeks On Chart
The BBC reports that Sir Elton’s greatest hits collection Diamonds has gone to number one in the UK after 374 weeks on the charts, marking the musician’s ninth number one album, at the age of 77.
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Elton John's hits album finally goes to number one
Sir Elton's previous number one albums span six decades, starting with 1973's Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player. His first greatest hits album topped the charts a year later. Diamonds isn't ...
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The Hit Song About Cannibalism Written by a Yacht-Rock King
Other stations chose to spin the single, and the song finally charted in January 1971, giving the Buoys, Holmes, and Scepter a hit. “It happened,” Brozena says, “just like Rupert said it was ...
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On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession
Jan. 5, 2025 There are, the hit man said, many ways to kill. A string tied between two sticks strangles with a tug of the wrists. A butcher’s blade, long and thin, slices into the heart.
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9 idioms from hit songs to help you raise the bar on your English writing
Meaning: to fail spectacularly. The idiom appears in American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s 2014 hit track “Blank Space”, a satirical song striking back at critics and the press who ...