The Greatest Hits of All Time: Song Facts

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

'My Sweet Lord' by George Harrison: The making of the ex-Beatles' massive hit

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

Brotherhood of Man in 1976

'Save Your Kisses For Me' by Brotherhood of Man: The making of the Eurovision winner

Lulu at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969

'Boom Bang-a-Bang' by Lulu: The making of the quirky Eurovision joint-winner

Olivia Newton-John, Long Live Love, for Eurovision

'Long Live Love' by Olivia Newton-John: The making of the classic Eurovision hit

Del Shannon - Runaway

'Runaway' by Del Shannon: The making of the breathtaking breakup anthem

The Police - Every Breath You Take

'Every Breath You Take' by The Police: The making of the controversial classic

USA For Africa - We Are The World

'We Are The World' by USA For Africa: The making of the star-studded charity anthem

The Human League - Don't You Want Me

'Don't You Want Me' by The Human League: The making of the daring classic

The Beatles - In My Life

'In My Life' by The Beatles: The making of the tender classic from Rubber Soul

The Beatles

The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun

'Here Comes The Sun' by The Beatles: The making of George Harrison's sunshine masterpiece

The Beatles

Elton John - A Song for Guy

The tragic story behind Elton John’s stunning ‘Song for Guy’

Elton John

Percy Sledge

'When a Man Loves a Woman' by Percy Sledge: The making of the loved up soul classic

Glen Campbell, The Ronettes and Dusty Springfield

The 25 best love songs of the 1960s, ranked

Marc Bolan and T.Rex

'Get It On' by T. Rex: The making of the gong-banging glam stomper

Wings - Mull of Kintyre

'Mull of Kintyre' by Wings: The making of the massive-selling Christmas number one

Paul McCartney

Song Lists

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The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys' 15 greatest songs, ranked

The Beach Boys

The trademark sunglasses, the smile, the heartache, the charm: it's none other than Ray Charles.

Ray Charles' 10 best songs, ranked

Song Lists

Phil Collins - his best sonogs

Phil Collins's 15 best songs, ranked

Song Lists

'Scuse me while I kiss this guy: Misheard lyrics

The funniest misheard lyrics of all time

Song Lists

The best Eurovision songs ever

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

Music

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Brian Wilson and Don Henley

This Brian Wilson story proves he was a comedy genius as well as a musical one

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys in 1962

The Beach Boys facts: Members, break-ups, reunions and biggest songs of Brian Wilson's surf icons

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys feud

The Beach Boys timeline: Bad Vibrations – the feuds that split up the surf legends

The Beach Boys

Paul McCartney admitted one of The Beatles' songs was a "Beach Boys parody". But which one?

The Beatles song Paul McCartney admitted was a "Beach Boys parody"

The Beatles

Mike Love in 2024

Mike Love facts: Beach Boys star's age, wife, children and career explained

The Beach Boys