Like many people, I would walk home from school singing daft theme tunes from television. The writer of two of these, the […]
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Gimme cover – Susan Boyle and Wild Horses
The infobahn is alive with Susan Boyle’s rendition (nice word, eh?) of the Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses”. There is an overwhelming opinion […]
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China to “review” online song lyrics
Given the control that the Chinese authorities try to maintain over other arts, it’s hardly surprising song lyrics are now being targetted. […]
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Vera Lynn re-enters British charts at age 92
I just got back from Normandy, which has been celebrating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing this year. So it was […]
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RIP: Ellie Greenwich
Elton John, Cher, Tina Turner, Mariah Carey, Bette Midler, Celine Dion, U2 and Twisted Sister are just some of the performers that have covered Elle Greenwich songs.
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Songs in code: the logic behind emotions
As WordPress users are often told by WordPress, “code is poetry“. But what happens when coders take a look at songs and […]