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What are the most common words used in pop music? “Baby” and “love” are the frontrunners. Poppy Burton Dec 26, 2023
The Smiths song Morrissey wrote about “complete loneliness” One of their best-loved. Arun Starkey Dec 26, 2023
Bob Dylan and The Circus: Travelling shows, mysterious disappearances, and little white lies “I was with the carnival off and on for six years.” Tom Taylor Dec 26, 2023
Skip James and the penis amputation that gave him the blues A farewell to his favourite friend. Tom Taylor Dec 26, 2023
The inspiration behind the most iconic Nirvana lyric: “Here we are now, entertain us” A Kurt Cobain classic. Arun Starkey Dec 26, 2023
Hear Me Out: ‘Nebraska’ is the greatest Bruce Springsteen album by far Murderers, crooked cops and a masterpiece. Tom Taylor Dec 26, 2023
The songwriter Robert Plant called “a beacon of light” Hard to disagree with this. Arun Starkey Dec 26, 2023
Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil made a bizarre follow-up to Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson’s sex tape A deeply unhealthy band. Staff Dec 26, 2023
The Neil Young album Frank Zappa said sounded like “a bunch of demos” An exquisite body of work. Arun Starkey Dec 26, 2023
The Beatles song that inspired Cat Stevens to greatness An early track from the Fab Four. Ben Forrest Dec 26, 2023