When a songwriter is looking for inspiration for a new recording, sometimes the best thing to do is look to another for help.

In the 1960s, rock and roll was just coming into form. Thanks to acts like Bob Dylan and the many that came over from across ...

How Brian Wilson hooked up with an LA advertising executive to pen one of the most majestic and moving pop songs ever created ...

On the other hand, some songs are put up for grabs and singers ... Beyoncé’s fierce persona perfectly matches the mood of her 2006 hit “Irreplaceable.” But it was singer-songwriter Ne ...

Buddy King's band had several hits in the 1960s and helped integrate popular music. The band was known for its version of ...

There is Christmas music for all tastes – jolly to melancholy – so corralling it into one Christmas songs list is impossible ...

The illustrious career of Tina Turner began when she said she "was knocked out" by a killer song she knew would be a hit.

However The Beatles rejected the album, not happy with how it sounded. The tracks 'Get Back' and 'Don't Let Me Down' were ...

While there are many jolly country songs that celebrate alcohol's many pleasures – I Like Beer by Tom T Hall (1975), A Six Pack to Go by Hank Thompson (1966 ... a 2004 hit single from Midwest ...

Turns out, there are more than a handful of "sad" holiday songs written about the not-so ... starting with the late Merle Haggard, whose 1973 hit "If We Make It Through December" is a deceptively ...

Counting down our picks for the top five greatest punk reimaginings of classic songs by The Rolling Stones, including tracks ...