A popular question among pub quizmasters is: "Who wrote lyrics to Led Zeppelin's legendary anthem, 'Stairway To Heaven' and turned it into a chart hit?". It's popular because the answer still manages to surprise the followers of heavy metal bands, and always proves interesting to everybody...
‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ is a popular lullaby that has been around for a long time, and even Mozart has a part in its history. But who wrote it, and what do the lyrics mean?
[02:17.913] I wrote the book of my beliefs that people follow [02:19.686] Gotta call me legend [02:21.377] *** all these peasants that be hatin' on me, shit [02:23.951] Ask the last guy what happened when you playin' with me [...
But as Ernest Gowers wrote inThe Complete Plain Words, “good writers have for centuries been perverse in refusing to do what the grammarians tell them”. And not just good writers, but all language users, whose tongues will largely do as the occasion — not the grammarian — demands. TheA...
"I bought a cello and played it on ‘Happy Jack’, a nonsense song I wrote about a village idiot from the Isle of Man. This is Paul McCartney’s favourite Who song – tellingly, because it was partly inspired by ‘Eleanor Rigby’, which I thought was a small masterpiece. 'Happy Jack...
on. Rose persisted, which led an irritated Cobainto claim that Nirvana“wasn't like your typical Guns N' Roses type of band that has absolutely nothing to say." In aninterview withThe Advocate,Cobain also called Guns N' Roses “pathetic," “really talentless people” who wrote “crap ...
In a simple twist of faith, Kim Carnes was at No 1 with Bette Davis Eyes having scored previously with a remake of another Smokey Robinson track. Smokey wrote Being With You for Kim but his manager persuaded him to record it himself and he ended up in the No 2 spot behind Kim’s ...
He co-wrote the Emmy-nominated SNL sketch The Chris Farley Show, a tribute to his late friend and fellow cast member. He also co-created the animated series Beavis and Butt-Head with Mike Judge, and served as a writer on the sitcom 8 Simple Rules. Despite his success, Spade remains ...
Sadly, she never wrote or passed along her exact recipe, but Little Red Bear searched and found one that produces the same delicious doughnuts. Mmmm — so good! Sitting down on a brisk weekend morning, watching squirrels scurry about collecting food while leaves fall, and enjoying a warm appl...
I think of Eugene O Neills words when I think about Gerry Rafferty a beautiful songwriter who wrote upbeat groovy tunes. Like many of my favourite artists he was a perfectionist socially awkward who had been disillusioned by the music business and its pernicious grip on your spirit after legal...