You can’t do a round-up of Scottish songs without including Scotland’s unofficial national anthem. ‘Flower of Scotland’ was adopted by Scots in 1974 w ...
Struggling to learn a language? 6 tips on how pop songs can help
It takes time and sustained effort to learn a language. Students need to find enjoyment to sustain their learning – and that’s how songs can make a difference.
The Beatles 'bl**dy idiots' insult nearly stopped first number-one song
THE BEATLES earned more than 20 number one singles throughout their career, but in 1963 they achieved their first in the UK - but it didn't come without some struggles. Before they finally recorded it ...
The United States' first interracial love song
Today we take them for granted, but in the 1960s interracial duets were almost unheard of. Diane Bernard explores the forgotten story of the taboo-busting song, Storybook Children.
How a song by the Chainsmokers became TikTok’s abortion rights anthem
The lyric "If we go down, we go down together" from the Chainsmokers' song "Paris" has become a rallying cry for efforts to support women seeking abortions.
Sing a new song: Making space for new music
The great theologian and hymn writer Martin Luther once said, “…next to the word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world. It controls our thoughts, minds, hearts and ...
The band are alright: The Who's best songs ranked
A great song and an accomplished piece of song-writing to be sure, but the sense of barely-contained anarchy has gone out of the band following Keith Moon’s death three years earlier so it marks the ...
We Came As Romans scot album nou!
Dupa ce au lansat trei noi single-uri in 2021, We Came As Romans a confirmat oficial detaliile despre Darkbloom, primul lor album din ultimii cinci ani. Mai mult decat atat, odata cu vestea ...
People Are Sharing The Celebs And Famous Characters Who Helped Them Come Out, And It's Incredibly Touching
"At every show, it’s like a little part of my soul gets stitched back together again. I am so thankful for her."View Entire Post › ...
The lifesaving news Michael McLean received after using an old song to bring hope to Ukraine
While facing stage-five renal failure and needing a kidney transplant, here’s how songwriter Michael McLean brought hope to those struggling in Ukraine.
‘Even under war, we must live’: the Kyiv art scene determined to party
“We make custom ... “To help me survive I need to be creative, so after a little while I started to work again. For the first few weeks of the war I couldn’t even listen to music, but eventually I ...
