Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees walked onto the set of a deeply misguided movie version ofSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Bandas two of the biggest acts in music. The concept behind this variety show-level weirdness, as espoused by Robin Gibb, was that these Beatles songs had been forgot...
The songs began to roll in one after another, and Stigwood's initial feedback was simple: "We played him demo tracks of 'If I Can't Have You,' 'Night Fever' and 'More Than a Woman,'" Maurice Gibb told Rolling Stone in 1978. "He asked if we could write it more disco-y." The...
In 2003, Maurice Gibb died at the age of 53, prompting the two remaining brothers to retire the band formally. Six years later, Robin and Barry Gibb planned a reunion tour, but Robin died before the start of their comeback. In 2021, the sole surviving member of the group, Barry, relea...
Ella Yelich-O’Connor, aka Lorde, broke several barriers with her smash hit when, at 16, she became the youngest artist to write and perform a chart-topping song. ""Royals"" was written as a sort of diss-track against the lavish lifestyle and excesses of many pop stars but got its t...
rapper T.I. was penning his lyrics “old-school style” with pen and paper, rather than just rapping freestyle in the studio. “Whatever You Like” also became a Weird Al Yankovic parody with the same name—which the spoof singer never did before in his history of skewering famous songs...
And it did, at least in the short term. Cross teamed withBurt BacharachandCarole Bayer Sagerto write “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do).” Cross’ sleek recording of the song shot to No. 1 in October 1981. The three writers shared an Academy Award withPeter Allen(who had writt...
Russ explained that all he wanted to accomplish with the video was to "make sure I did my part in facilitating making this exact treatment come to life." "I'm just beyond grateful that all of y'all let me be a part of something so special. Special thank you to everyone who made ...
And it did, at least in the short term. Cross teamed withBurt BacharachandCarole Bayer Sagerto write “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do).” Cross’ sleek recording of the song shot to No. 1 in October 1981. The three writers shared an Academy Award withPeter Allen(who had writt...