George Harrison emerged from the Beatles’ breakup with a treasure trove of songs. While many of these tracks found their way into the Fab Four’s catalog, others were destined for a different path. One such song, the timeless “What Is Life”, was initially intended for a fellow musician. But fate had other plans. The song,…
Music history has given us some truly strange duets. Gothic rock icon Nick Cave has linked up with fellow Aussie and pop star sensation Kylie Minogue. Elton John once made an unlikely appearance alongside Eminem during a Grammys performance. And club classics connoisseur Charli XCX recently roped folk artist Bon Iver onto a remix. However, few…
It’s a nicer place to be, thinking of The Beatles as one big happy family. The group were so dynamic in their approach to songwriting and comprehensive in their creativity that it feels only right that they should be together in their pursuit of artistic purity. However, as the years passed, things couldn’t have been further from…
George Harrison always had the reputation of being the lone wolf within The Beatles. Everyone in the band presented themselves as a united front whenever they played onstage, but looking back at the way things were conducted, Harrison’s abilities as a songwriter were always going to be overshadowed by whatever John Lennon and Paul McCartney brought…
The act of covering songs is an art form in itself. It takes a skilled artist to respectfully infuse fresh energy into a beloved piece of music, just like Tina Turner managed to do when she took on the challenge of Creedence Clearwater Revival‘s ‘Proud Mary’. It was only a year after the band released the…
Bruce Springsteen is an artist who craves development and variety; he was never going to stick to one specific sound. Over the course of The Boss’ extensive time within the music industry, he has explored countless different musical styles and avenues of songwriting inspiration. It is that variety in his discography, moving from one era to…
We go back in time to bring you an interesting contrast in musical genres, with the Bee Gees giving Bob Dylan’s classic “Blowin’ in the Wind” its own spin. It would be a chore to include all the musicians who have covered Dylan’s songs. Nonetheless, we will always remember a very special rendition of his anti-establishment hymn “Blowin’…
The world of Ozzy Osbourne has always been intoxicating. The singer would likely have provided all the narcotics one needed to truly be dosed by his presence in a bygone era, but even today, as he stands sober and far removed from his wild past, the life of Osbourne is completely enthralling. It goes far beyond his…
Paul McCartney and John Lennon were, for a time, two halves of the same whole. An undefeated songwriting partnership and the best of friends, the duo created some of the most timeless pop hits of all time with The Beatles. Their brotherly love wasn’t bound by fraternal blood but by a connection within the music. The…
Unlikely celebrity crossovers are one the greatest things about the entertainment industry. They remind us that we don’t actually know anything about the stars with whom we’ve formed parasocial relationships and help hammer home the point that these people actually aren’t “just like us”. There are plenty of stories out there to delight in, but…