Classic songs under the spotlight
7/8. For many, The Girl From Ipanema is associated with cocktail lounges and hotel lobbies. John Cavanagh explores the song's origins and reclaims the magic of the original.
Details8/8. Songlines delves into the remarkable story behind the 1987 Pogues hit, Fairytale of New York. Twenty years on, the song still has Irish emigrants weeping into their pints.
DetailsStories behind some of our most enduring songs. 2/8. The Pogues hit Fairytale of New York has become a legacy to the late Kirsty McColl and a perennial Christmas classic.
Details3/8. Songlines demands your R.E.S.P.E.C.T this week for a soul classic. Aretha Franklin's interpretation transformed Respect into an anthem for women around the world.
Details4/8. In today's Songlines, John Cavanagh reveals remarkable stories behind Happy Birthday, the world's most popular song.
Details5/8. John Cavanagh delves into the story behind Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water.
Details6/8. Aspirational anthem or neo-nazi rallying cry? Songlines investigates the incredible legacy of Cabaret's Tomorrow Belongs to Me.
Details7/8. John Cavanagh puts the iconic Beatles song Let It Be under the spotlight.
Details8/8. John Cavanagh puts another classic song under the spotlight.
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