single stories

“Love Will Tear Us Apart” is one of the most beloved songs in Joy Division’s all-too-limited discography as well as one of the best known – indeed, many would argue it’s the band’s signature song – but do you know...

You know the song – it is, after all, the title of the bio-pic that was made about her life – but do you know the origins of Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got To Do With It”? If not, we...

33 years ago today, Prince and the Revolution released the fifth and final single from the soundtrack to Prince’s movie debut. Written – as you might reasonably expect – by Prince himself, “Take Me With U” followed on the heels...

55 years ago today, The Drifters recorded one of their biggest hits, but there’s a funny story behind how they ended up doing so. Written by two teams of songwriters – Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil collaborated with Jerry Leiber...

33 years ago today, David Lee Roth released his cover of a Beach Boys classic, one which took him into the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time as a solo artist. Produced by Ted Templeman...

24 years ago today, Travis Tritt filmed the video that was directly responsible for the Eagles getting back together. The 1993 tribute album COMMON THREAD: THE SONGS OF THE EAGLES was an all-star affair, bringing together a roster of artists...

33 years ago today, Prince and the Revolution released the fourth single from the original motion picture soundtrack of Prince’s movie debut, Purple Rain. Written – no surprise here – by Prince, “I Would Die 4 U” wasn’t composed specifically...

Did you ever hear the one about the Everly Brothers’ hit single that was the only songwriting collaboration between two of the most successful pop composers of the latter half of the twentieth century? In 1961. Howard Greenfield and Carole...

Way back yonder in 1976, the Eagles released the first single from their HOTEL CALIFORNIA album, but do you know the story of how that single came into existence in the first place? Written by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, and...