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1984

Metallica - James Hetfield - Far Out Magazine

The 1984 Metallica song James Hetfield never wants to hear again: “The song that we never wanted to play live”

They’ve only performed it once.

Joe Taysom
Jun 1, 2026
Don Henley - Musician - The Eagles - Drummer - Vocalist

How the Grateful Dead helped Don Henley capture the sound of the summer with his 1984 masterpiece

“Nobody got rich”.

Tom Taylor
May 31, 2026
David Gilmour and Roger Waters

The vicious 1984 song David Gilmour wrote about Roger Waters: “You always have to disagree”

Vicious and biting.

Joe Taysom
May 31, 2026
Freddie Mercury - 1970's - Musician - Queen - Carl Lender

The 1984 song Freddie Mercury knew was a complete failure: “I blew it”

A duet that fell apart.

Tim Coffman
May 27, 2026
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - 1980s

Wilton’s Music Hall: The London nightclub where Frankie Goes to Hollywood created their most controversial video in 1984

A revolution began.

Lauren Hunter
May 27, 2026
Stevie Nicks - Musician - Fleetwood Mac - 1989

Stevie Nicks’ favourite song by Chicago is a forgotten 1984 classic

A characteristically odd choice.

Ben Forrest
May 26, 2026
What song held the number one spot for the longest in 1989?

The 1984 Prince classic that vanished from the charts overnight

A mighty fall.

Rachael Pimblett
May 15, 2026
John Carpenter - Director - 1982

The 1984 movie John Carpenter got paid for not making: “He took the money and bought a helicopter”

Nice work if you can get it.

Scott Campbell
May 13, 2026
Joan Jett - 1980s - Musician

A scrapped movie and a Tokyo record store: How Joan Jett ended up with a credit for 1984’s ‘Born in the USA’

A chance of fate.

Lauren Hunter
May 9, 2026
Queen - Freddie Mercury - Brian May - Roger Taylor - John Deacon

The 1984 Queen song Brian May thought the band would hate: “I got back in”

A surprise…

Arun Starkey
May 7, 2026
Kyle MacLachlan - Actor - 2017

The 1984 movie Kyle MacLachlan wasn’t sure he could master: “I don’t know if I can do this”

He was nervous.

Aimee Ferrier
May 5, 2026
Charts - Official Charts - Gold - Platinum - Music - General - Single

The song that dominated the summer of 1984 with nine weeks at number one

A new world.

Callum MacHattie
May 3, 2026

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