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The simplicity of falling in love

A cover of The Mindbenders' 1965 hit

The Bangles emerged from Los Angeles's Paisley Underground scene, bringing together vocal harmonies, jangling guitars and garage-rock influences. Susanna Hoffs, sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson, and Annette Zilinskas...

The Stranglers formed in 1974 and were embraced by Britain's punk movement, while developing a sound that reached beyond straightforward punk rock. Their early albums Rattus Norvegicus, No More Heroes and Black and...

Wordplay and sexual innuendo

Pet Shop Boys grew from the songwriting partnership of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, who met in London in 1981 through a shared interest in dance music. Work with New York producer Bobby Orlando led to the first...

The saving grace of love

Wet Wet Wet developed from school friends in Clydebank, near Glasgow, and combined accessible pop melodies with a strong R&B and soul influence. Their early recording identity featured singer Marti Pellow. Wishing I...

The lengths one would go to for love

This catchy pop song deals with maintaining contact in a relationship.

Bon Jovi formed in New Jersey in 1983 around Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, David Bryan, Tico Torres and Alec John Such. Their early albums paired hard-rock playing with prominent pop melodies, reaching a much wider...

Bomb the Bass is the recording project of British producer Tim Simenon. His background in DJing and studio engineering informed the sample-based approach of Beat Dis and the album Into the Dragon. The project...

Indigenous land rights in Australia

Iron Maiden was formed in East London by bassist Steve Harris in 1975. The band's early albums emerged during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, pairing forceful guitars with Harris's galloping bass patterns. Paul...

Gloria Estefan was born in Cuba and grew up in Miami, where her musical partnership with Emilio Estefan developed through Miami Sound Machine. Albums such as Primitive Love and Let It Loose placed Cuban musical...

Elton John's career combines piano playing, singing and composition with a long songwriting partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin. The two were brought together in 1967, before the debut album Empty Sky and the...

The excitement and fear of falling in love

Youthful rebellion and energy

Joyce Sims was an R&B singer, songwriter, keyboard player and producer whose recordings also reached electro and freestyle audiences. All and All and Come into My Life established her in the late 1980s. Her work...

The regret of a missed romantic opportunity

The Primitives combined bright pop hooks with fuzzy guitars, moving from the independent music scene into wider recognition with Crash. Their RCA period included Galore, co-produced by Ian Broudie, which brought...

The power of charismatic leaders

The thrill of a risky romance

The all-consuming nature of desire

INXS began as the Farriss Brothers on Sydney's Northern Beaches, playing their first show in 1977. The early band combined Michael Hutchence's vocals with guitars, keyboards, bass, drums and Kirk Pengilly's...

The perils of fame and temptation

Doctorin' the House joined Coldcut with Yazz and the Plastic Population during the production duo's early chart run. Coldcut's Jonathan More and Matt Black were developing a collage-based approach to dance records...

The Timelords was a novelty recording identity used by Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, also associated with the KLF. Doctorin' the Tardis combined Doctor Who material with glam-rock rhythms and reached a large...

Facing fears in life and love

A plea for kindness in love

A cover of Elvis Presley's 1956 hit

Paul Carrack is a singer and keyboard player whose career includes Ace, Squeeze and Mike + the Mechanics. Alongside those bands, he developed a solo catalog that featured Don't Shed a Tear on One Good Reason in 1987....

Aswad developed in London's Ladbroke Grove neighborhood, bringing roots reggae into contact with dub, dancehall, pop and R&B. The group's early lineup included Brinsley Forde, George Oban, Angus Gaye, Courtney...

A phrase seen on a poster in an apartment

The possibilities that come with nighttime

The desire for reciprocated feelings

Bros formed in Camberley, England, in 1986 around twins Matt and Luke Goss and their friend Craig Logan. Managed by Tom Watkins, the group attracted a large teenage audience with When Will I Be Famous and I Owe You...

The intensity of romantic attraction

A summer romance in Hawaii

Morrissey moved from his role as singer and lyricist in the Smiths to a solo recording career in 1988. Early solo songs such as Everyday Is Like Sunday and later singles including The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I...

The pursuit of fulfillment in life and love

Michael's desire to break away from his teen pop image

Chapman has said the story is not directly autobiographical. Its struggling couple reflects the working-class community she observed while growing up in Cleveland, with hard work and hope repeatedly meeting difficult...

The complex dynamics of relationships

Gibson's own experiences with heartbreak

A playful take on romantic pursuit

Eddy Grant's work extends across performing, producing and running music businesses. Born in Guyana, he moved to London and formed the Equals, a band whose members came from different racial backgrounds. After...

Jealousy in relationships

A cover of a 1962 song by James Ray

Kylie Minogue moved from Australian television, including Neighbours, into pop recording with early albums such as Kylie and Enjoy Yourself. Her work with the PWL production team established one phase of that career....