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1986

Tony Scott - Tom Cruise - Top Gun - 1986

The scene that got Tony Scott temporarily fired from ‘Top Gun’: “I was very deceptive”

He was saved by the weather.

Jacob Simmons
Jun 24, 2026
10 songs from 1986 movies you never want to hear again

10 songs from 1986 movies you never want to hear again

Not all great films have great music.

Liam Gaughan
Jun 24, 2026
Paul Simon - Musician - 2026

The 1986 album Paul Simon called too perfect to change: “The best of my ability”

The best kind of problem to have.

Tim Coffman
Jun 23, 2026
10 movie lines from 1986 that should be deleted from history

10 movie lines from 1986 that should be deleted from history

A year of infamy.

Liam Gaughan
Jun 23, 2026
100 years in 100 seconds The most important music Miles Davis ever played

The 1986 Miles Davis song scientists stored in human DNA

Giant steps indeed.

Sam Kemp
Jun 23, 2026
Freddie Mercury - Queen - Singer - Frontman - Musician

The lyrics Queen borrowed the 1986 movie ‘A Kind of Magic’

“One golden glance of what should be…”

Tom Phelan
Jun 22, 2026
John Lydon - Singer - Sex Pistols - 2016

‘Rise’: The song John Lydon crowned as his ultimate “anthem”

An enduring anthem…

Ben Forrest
Jun 22, 2026
Paul Newman - Actor - 1994

“He’s so slick”: the 1986 role Paul Newman said any actor “would kill for”

Brought back a legend from the early ’60s.

Tim Bradley
Jun 20, 2026
John Goodman - David Byrne - Split

How a typically “self-critical” John Goodman won over David Byrne: “He was so into it”

Enjoyed the experience despite his doubts.

Tim Bradley
Jun 18, 2026
​​Peter Gabriel - Singer - 1980

The “sexual metaphor” that launched Peter Gabriel to new heights in 1986

“Isn’t it obvious?”

Tom Phelan
Jun 17, 2026
Tom Cruise - Actor - 2019

How Tom Cruise changed Hollywood forever: “Yes, I am taking credit for it”

Did he, though?

Scott Campbell
Jun 16, 2026
Tale of the Tape- The story behind The Smiths' 'The Queen Is Dead'

Tale of the Tape: The story behind The Smiths’ ‘The Queen Is Dead’

“I’ve got no right to take my place with the human race…”

Tom Phelan
Jun 16, 2026

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