Sir Karl Jenkins' Benedictus is the penultimate movement from his anti-war mass, The Armed Man. Written twenty-five years ago this... more

America is Anita's all singing, all dancing number from the musical West Side Story. The Puerto Rican Sharks gang... more

"Lovely Day" was released in 1977. Its simple blissful melody masks profound lyrics which on closer examination offer hope and... more

"Tender is the night lying by your side / Tender is the touch of someone that you love too much..."... more

“Well, I'll be damned, Here comes your ghost again…”Joan Baez, also known as the "Queen of Folk", is halfway through writing... more

Elton John's slow burner is now one of his most beloved tracks. Released in 1971 during a prolific period for... more

"I never felt magic crazy as this....."For some it's a beacon of hope, for others a metaphor for love. ... more

"I can see clearly now the rain is gone / I can see all obstacles in my way / Gone... more

Written by George Gershwin for the musical Oh Kay, Someone To Watch Over Me has endured as a tender ballad... more

Sweet Thing by Van Morrison has an atmosphere full of tenderness, wonder and joy. But underneath this there a feeling... more

Antonin Dvorak wrote his Gypsy Songs in 1880. He was passionate about the folk music of his native Bohemia and... more

James Taylor's song of suicide, loneliness and addiction somehow remains hopeful and uplifting, even as people experience their own dark... more

Miriam Makeba recorded 'Pata Pata' in 1967 with the help of American producer Jerry Ragovoy. It became a huge... more

Wicked the musical is 20 years old in 2023. The story of the Wizard of Oz told from the witches'... more

Written by Dolly Parton... sent stratospheric by Whitney Houston; I Will Always Love You is a song that has... more

'Fast Car' is one of Tracy Chapman's biggest hits, with listeners from around the world finding striking connections with their... more

When Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David wrote I Say A Little Prayer For You in 1967 the war in... more

'Ghost Town' was recorded by British two-tone band The Specials as a comment on urban decay and social unrest. ... more

When I Only Have Eyes For You first emerged in 1934 it was a jaunty ditty written by Harry Dubin... more

Some people say it's a protest song about the commercialisation of Christmas. Others that it's anti-religious. I Believe In Father... more

'None shall sleep'. Jon Christos watched the Italia 90 World Cup with his Dad and says that the live performance... more

"Strumming my pain with his fingers... Singing my life with his words..." Killing Me Softly with His Song is a... more

"I don't believe in an interventionist God" has to be one of the most original opening lines to a song.... more

Powerful stories linked to this beautiful and stirring Ukrainian folk song which inspired Pink Floyd to reform so they could... more

A Violin Concerto in G minor, Opus 26, became the best-known work of the German composer Max Bruch. Originally... more

Ne Me Quitte Pas is a song about begging someone not to go - and of promising the world to... more

"I never meant to cause you any sorrow, I never meant to cause you any pain..."True stories of what Prince's... more

Candi Staton and others celebrate this 1970s disco classic which delivers an optimistic message.Written by David Crawford and released in... more

In 1942, Benjamin Britten boarded the M.S. Axel Johnson, a Swedish cargo vessel, to make the journey home to England... more

More gospel than rock, this 1987 hit has inspired great change in people's lives and created memories for music lovers... more