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 ...

Paul Weller once named the songs that are the most important to him, from Little Richard to Noel Gallagher. Read more about them here.

In the winter of 1963-1964, a previously unknown Catholic nun from Belgium became arguably the least likely, worldwide chart ...

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 ...

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

Cult movie The Blues Brothers exposed a generation to the brilliance of blues and soul legends like John Lee Hooker and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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