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Music Archives: 05/2026
The 1971 song that left Paul McCartney embarrassed: “The lyrics are awful”
No love lost from McCartney.
The 1978 Genesis song that was written in 10 minutes: “It can’t be that easy”
“It was meant to be part of a longer song.”
The 1970 Led Zeppelin song Robert Plant struggled to sing: “A hell of a challenge”
“The full open-throated falsetto.”
The guitarist Rod Stewart said was out of everybody’s league: “On another planet”
“You were the greatest, my man. Thank you for everything.”
The songwriter so good it made Mark Knopfler want to retire: “It’s stunning”
No real sense in competing.
Carminho: The Portuguese artist bringing fado back
If you ask her what it is, she’ll tell you ‘fado is love’.
