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The First Take Is The Deepest: Demos Turned Hits
Sometimes, those rough "demo" tapes of a song hold just the right ingredients to be a hit -- and nothing further needs to be done.
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The One-Hit Wonder File: “Tighter, Tighter”
Tommy James planned to record "Tighter, Tighter", but then decided this Brooklyn band could take it further, further.
Gangsters in Music: From Doo-Wop to Hip-Hop
From the earliest days of rock n roll, a lot of the most popular artists were made, um, "offers they couldn't refuse."
“Oops! We Made A Hit…” – Unexpected Chart-Toppers
Written in an hour, written as a joke...there are a ton of hit songs never expected to make the charts. But they did. Here are a few.
Nine Highly-Inventive Cover Versions
Cover songs are not new -- but the ones on this list really turn things upside down. Start with Paul Anka and go from there...