The Greatest Hits of All Time: Song Facts

Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall Part 2

'Another Brick in the Wall' by Pink Floyd: The making of the protest song and unlikely hit single

Don McLean - American Pie

'American Pie' by Don McLean: The making of The Day The Music Died epic

Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a String

'Puppet on a String' by Sandie Shaw: The making of the UK's first Eurovision winner

Cliff Richard and Massiel at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest

Did Spanish dictator General Franco really cheat Cliff Richard out of Eurovision glory in 1968?

Cliff Richard

Elton John - Rocket Man

'Rocket Man' by Elton John: The making of the stellar space ballad

Elton John

Bob Marley - Live 1975

'No Woman No Cry' by Bob Marley: The making of the reggae crossover smash hit

Bob Marley

Free - All Right Now

'All Right Now' by Free: The making of the classic rock anthem

Mama Cass - Make Your Own Kind of Music

'Make Your Own Kind of Music' by Mama Cass: The making of the '60s hit turned Tiktok meme

Zager and Evans - In The Year 2525

'In The Year 2525' by Zager and Evans: The making of the chart-topping sci-fi masterpiece

The Beach Boys - God Only Knows

'God Only Knows' by The Beach Boys: The making of the heartbreaking love song

The Beach Boys

The Beatles - All You Need Is Love

'All You Need Is Love' by The Beatles: The making of the era-defining Summer of Love anthem

The Beatles

The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man

'Mr Tambourine Man' by The Byrds: The making of the folk-rock masterpiece

Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining

'Hi Ho Silver Lining' by Jeff Beck: The making of the ex-Yardbird's wedding anthem

Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe

'Hey Joe': The remarkable, twisted story of one of the most famous songs in rock ‘n’ roll

Glass Onion and The Beatles

'Glass Onion': The surreal Beatles song that gave Daniel Craig's Netflix movie its name

The Beatles

Bill Withers

'Ain't No Sunshine' by Bill Withers: The story of the dark psychedelic soul classic

Robert Palmer – Addicted to Love

'Addicted To Love' by Robert Palmer: The making of the powerful '80s rocker

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Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann over the years

Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann's 10 greatest songs ever, ranked

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Tina Turner through the years

Tina Turner's 10 greatest songs ever, ranked

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The best Eurovision songs ever

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

Music

Aretha Franklin through the years

Aretha Franklin's 15 greatest songs, ranked

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Cher through the years

Cher's 15 greatest songs ever, ranked

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Pink Floyd breakups

Pink Floyd: A timeline of all their feuds and fallouts over the years

Music

Motown Records guided Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Diana Ross all to global success.

When Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and more paid an all-star tribute to a late Motown legend
David Bowie's inspiration for 'Space Oddity' came from an unlikely source.

How the Bee Gees inspired David Bowie’s breakthrough hit ‘Space Oddity’

David Bowie

Elton John's favourite song from The Beatles is unexpected given their huge amount of hits.

Elton John’s favourite song by The Beatles is an unlikely choice

Elton John

Elvis Presley's best films

All 31 of Elvis Presley's movies, ranked from worst to best

Elvis Presley