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Borne out of a deep personal tragedy, Tears In Heaven remains the most personal song that Eric Clapton ever wrote.

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It broke the rules of songwriting, yet Brass In Pocket bore all the hallmarks of a classic pop song and became Pretenders’ breakthrough tune.

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Wizzard’s Phil Spector-esque bid for Yuletide glory, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday remains a timeless seasonal classic.

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Now recognised as a groundbreaking classic rock song, Jump is the signature hit that sent Van Halen supernova.

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Penned by Lindsey Buckingham, Go Your Own Way was an anguished ode to separation that became one of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hits.

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With the hit song Ordinary World, Duran Duran engineered a career reignition that propelled them into a new era.

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A song that set Talking Heads apart from the pack at the first time of asking, Psycho Killer remains one of the group’s biggest hits.

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David Bowie’s timeless Life On Mars? song is a ‘soaring, cinematic ballad’ – and it was inspired by Frank Sinatra.

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Looking to the sky for inspiration, Simply Red’s hit single ‘Stars’ explored the nature of fame and skyrocketed the band to cosmic heights.

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Tying together the history of electronic music, Harder Better Faster Stronger supercharged Daft Punk’s futuristic vision.

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