It was “Rolling in the Deep,” and it wascensored because –and get this –the word “ship” was ambiguous. ... Websites stated that the song included the word “ship” instead of a swear word that sounds very similar. Oh no! But her original handwritten lyrics feature the swear word...
” a song the Rolling Stones hadn’t put on a UK release by this point (though they did put it on the US 1967 LP Flowers, and it had been covered in 1966 by the UK duo Twice As Much, who took it to #25 in
If a jittery record industry dared wager, the smart money would be on Michael Jackson. Recent months have found him at work on no fewer than three projects: his own recently releasedThriller;Paul McCartney’s work-in-progress, which will contain two Jackson-McCartney collaborations, “Say, Say...
"Each song had to be different," Andersson said in 2002, "because, in the Sixties, that's what the Beatles had done. The challenge was to not do another 'Mamma Mia' or 'Waterloo.'" Ulvaeus's lyrics grew progressively darker over the course of Abba's career, even as the band became...
For thirty years Roach used the power of his soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics to create a stronger, more culturally respectful national story — one that didn’t shy away from the harsh truths of colonisation. In particular, “Took The Child...
Chuck's "You Can't Catch Me" is pure delight and "Down The Road Apiece" is a terrific vintage-style rocker. But the highlight is "Down Home Girl"--it works a big deep groove and has hilarious lyrics to boot--the country girl's perfume smells like pork and beans, Mick says, and...
"Hang Fire" may have been an older song, but updated lyrics helped it rise to the moment: Ultimately, Jagger is left befuddled by an unfortunate situation where the destitute are left to get-rich-quick schemes ("yeah, $10,000, go have some fun – put it all on a 100 to one") as...
"Hang Fire" may have been an older song, but updated lyrics helped it rise to the moment: Ultimately, Jagger is left befuddled by an unfortunate situation where the destitute are left to get-rich-quick schemes ("yeah, $10,000, go have some fun – put it all on a 100 to one") as...
Guns N' Roses,My Chemical Romance,Iron MaidenandTrans-Siberian Orchestraare just a few of the other rock artists on the list. Overall, the top 5 highest grossing tours for the year were the Latin rapperBad Bunny($373.5 million in gross receipts), the rock kingElton John($334.5 million),...
claimed he was pushed into the role of creative taskmaster due to the diminishing input of his (to his mind) less talented bandmates. “There was no point in Gilmour, Mason or Wright trying to write lyrics,” he countered inRolling Stone. “Because they’ll never be as good as mine. ...