The five songs that spent 10 weeks in the top 10 in 1971
A year of hits.
T. Rex
Why Marc Bolan hired a prog-rock genius for the simplest T Rex task: “I love you”
Story behind a classic rock anthem.
Did Marc Bolan write this classic T Rex lyric to mock John Lennon?
A bold move from the glam rocker.
What songs kept ‘Children of the Revolution’ off the top of the charts?
It miraculously never topped the charts.
Five Easy Masterpieces: an introduction to glam rock
Including picks by David Bowie, Roxy Music and more.
‘Cigarettes and Alcohol’: The Oasis song that ripped off T. Rex
Noel Gallagher called it “borrowing”.