"Red Red Wine," which is featured on the 1983 UB40 Labour of Love album, is actually a cover of a 1967 Neil Diamond song.

had its fair share of great one-hit wonders, even if not everyone listens to those styles of music anymore, including new wave.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I’d like to think I’m somewhat of a romantic, because otherwise my music wouldn't be real,” Russell told Songfacts. “But my whole ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 1983 track that was pulled from an extremely powerful radio station mid-play has been ranked as the greatest banned song ever.

One-hit wonders seemed to be everywhere in the 1980s. There’s something about that decade that produced so many good songs, each of which would be a solitary hit for the bands and musicians who ...

Five of the most important songs in the history of rock 'n' roll graced record stores, radio, and MTV in 1983, making it one of the most pivotal years in rock history. As the mid-decade approached, ...

Released in 1983, the "Billie Jean" video was initially met with pushback from MTV executives, who claimed the video and song did not fit the channel’s rock-focused format. Jackson pushed for it to ...

“Evangelina” illustrates exactly what Wednesday Morning 6AM - Radio Hits From The Small Hours 1970-1983 is about: the musical continuum defined by a maverick aspect of the BBC’s sister radio station ...