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In this video, I’m joined by producer Steve Lillywhite, who produced The Pogues’ classic Christmas song Fairytale of New York. The EP featuring Steve’s remix of Fairytale of New York (Live in Glasgow, 1987) is available December 12th. If you have a story to tell and might want to feature […]

Wichita Lineman is often considered one of the greatest songs ever written, but when Jimmy Webb gave it to Glen Campbell to record, it wasn’t finished. @DavidBennettPiano ‘s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5_bAkiL7sI

Mother Earth’s Plantasia is described as full, warm, beautiful mood music especially composed to aid in the growing of your plants. It’s one of Mort Garson’s greatest works and despite the weird nature of it’s composition, it contains some beautiful music.

https://www.patreon.com/davidhartley Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit was Kurt Cobain’s attempt to write the ultimate pop song, but the story behind the song is one of the greatest of all time.

https://www.patreon.com/davidhartley Queen’s Live Aid performance it often considered the greatest performance of all time, but the story behind it is not as smooth as everyone thinks.

There’s one song the FBI once spent two years investigating because they couldn’t understand what the lyrics were.

Florence Foster Jenkins was widely considered to be the worst singer of all time, yet she experienced a very successful career including selling out New York’s prestigious Carnegie Hall.

Amy Winehouse’s album Back to Black is one of the most heartbreaking albums from the past 25 years. Her incredible creative process, with help from Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, allowed her to take the pain from her life and create some of the most beautiful, honest songs of her […]

In 2016 Bob Dylan became the first musician to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. However, his process as a songwriter is very different from most other songwriters. Books used in this video: https://amzn.to/4jjRSGj https://amzn.to/3FoG7jR