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A cassette from Halmstad, a chorus for the world
A student’s cassette copy, a burst of airplay in Minneapolis, and suddenly Roxette were everywhere. Behind those enormous choruses was a duo…
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Blame It on the Rhythm?
Their story is one of pop’s most dramatic twists, but the hits still shine. Milli Vanilli remain a fascinating late-1980s phenomenon: stylish,…
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Inside the Hit Factory on Borough High Street
Here's what made Stock Aitken Waterman and PWL such a force on the radio: they turned pop precision into pure excitement. Behind…
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A Flock of Seagulls and the Hair That Framed the Future
The casual fan remembers the hair; classic hits listeners know the real story is those shimmering, emotionally charged records that still sound…
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The Wonder of You on the Dial
As the applause settled around Elvis's Las Vegas performance in early 1970, a warm, stately ballad began to unfold. Within weeks, The…
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Kylie Minogue — pop brilliance with staying power
Kylie Minogue endures because she makes pop feel joyful, elegant, and deeply human all at once—a rare combination that still lights up…
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Breakout!
Here's what made "Breakout" such an irresistible hit: beneath the bright brass and polished pop sparkle was a perfectly timed burst of…
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Chicago turned insomnia into ignition with 25 or 6 to 4
At roughly twenty-five or twenty-six minutes before four, Robert Lamm was still awake, still writing, and staring at the clock when one…
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‘Mama Told Me’: The Song That Turned Three Dog Night Into Rule-Breaking Icons
Not every Number 1 hit sounds this sly, this groovy, or this gloriously overwhelmed. Three Dog Night’s take on Randy Newman’s party-scene…
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Spill the Wine
What many listeners miss is how daring this hit really was: part spoken dream, part Latin-funk groove, part radio magic. That unusual…
