The Greatest Hits of All Time: Song Facts

Lulu at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969

'Boom Bang-a-Bang' by Lulu: The making of the quirky Eurovision joint-winner

Brotherhood of Man in 1976

'Save Your Kisses For Me' by Brotherhood of Man: The making of the Eurovision winner

Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)

Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel: The making of the glam hit

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

'Baker Street' by Gerry Rafferty: The making of the rock classic and truth behind that saxophone riff

David Bowie and Queen - Under Pressure

'Under Pressure' by Queen & David Bowie: The making of the ultimate rock duet

Queen

'Hotel California' is undoubtedly the Eagles' signature song. Here's all you need to know about it. (Photo by RB/Redferns)

Hotel California: How the Eagles made a haunting country rock classic

Eagles

Paul McCartney and Wings - Band on the Run

'Band on the Run': The making of Wings' sprawling masterpiece

Paul McCartney

Freddie Mercury at Live Aid

'We Are The Champions' by Queen: The making of the ultimate stadium anthem

Queen

Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg

'Je t'aime... moi non plus': The making of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin's naughty hit

A Teenage Opera

The incredible story of ‘Grocer Jack’ and A Teenage Opera: What happened to the lost musical?

Music

The Stranglers - 'Golden Brown'

'Golden Brown' by The Stranglers: The making of the strange punk waltz

Music

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl

'Fairytale of New York' by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl: The making of the timeless Christmas masterpiece

Music

Noddy Holder

'Merry Xmas Everybody' by Slade: The making of the Christmas classic

Music

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

'Wonderful Christmastime' by Paul McCartney: The making of the divisive seasonal single

Paul McCartney

Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' by Wizzard: The making of 1973's other Christmas cracker

John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War is Over)

'Happy Xmas (War is Over)' by John Lennon and Yoko Ono: The making of the Christmas peace anthem

John Lennon

Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry

'Stop The Cavalry' by Jona Lewie: The making of the protest song turned Christmas hit

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The best Eurovision songs ever

The 10 greatest Eurovision songs of the 1960s and 1970s

Music

Johnny Cash's best songs - ranked

Johnny Cash's 15 greatest songs, ranked

Song Lists

Playing 7" records. Flip for the B-side

13 massive hit singles that were originally B-sides

Song Lists

The 'Prince of Soul' put Motown Records on the map, and then some.

Marvin Gaye's 15 greatest songs, ranked

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The Bee Gees...

Bee Gees' 20 greatest songs, ranked

Bee Gees

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David Gilmour in 2019

David Gilmour facts: Pink Floyd singer's age, wife, children and career explained

Pink Floyd

ABBA perform 'Waterloo' at Eurovision

How Eurovision made ABBA: From introducing Benny and Ani-Frid to their breakthrough with ‘Waterloo’

ABBA

Roger Waters in 2017

Roger Waters facts: Age, family and career of Pink Floyd singer explained

Pink Floyd

Mama Cass' daughter Owen Elliot-Kugell has debunked the 'ham sandwich myth', claiming her manager made it up.

Mama Cass 'ham sandwich death myth': The Mamas & The Papas singer's daughter debunks story

Music

As strange as it sounds, a conspiracy that Paul McCartney died and was replaced in The Beatles with a look-alike became one of popular culture's weirdest phenomenons.

Paul Is Dead: Where did the Paul McCartney death conspiracy come from?

Paul McCartney