Song Facts: The stories behind the hits

The Story of... 'Last Christmas' by Wham!

The Story of... 'Last Christmas' by Wham! - as told by Andrew Ridgeley

A snowman in some snow

Frosty the Snowman: Story, lyrics, covers and more explained

A Christmas tree and Kelly Clarkson singing.

Underneath the Tree by Kelly Clarkson: Lyrics, story, song facts and more

Kelly Clarkson

Heal the Pain

The Story of... 'Heal the Pain' by George Michael

Prince Purple Rain

The Story of... 'Purple Rain' by Prince

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Madonna - Like a Prayer

The Story of... 'Like a Prayer' by Madonna

Madonna

Neil Diamond On Stage in 1984

The Story of... 'Sweet Caroline' by Neil Diamond

Seal's Kiss from a Rose

The Story of... 'Kiss From a Rose' by Seal

Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

Come on Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners: Song meaning, lyrics, covers and more facts revealed

Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin''

Don't Stop Believin' by Journey: Song meaning, lyrics, covers and more facts revealed

"I see your true colours, shining through."

The Story of... 'True Colours' by Cyndi Lauper

Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun

The Story of... 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' by Cyndi Lauper

Celine Dion sang the theme for Titanic

The Story of... 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine Dion from Titanic

Luther Vandross's Dance with My Father

The Story of... 'Dance with My Father' by Luther Vandross

West End Girls

The Story of... 'West End Girls' by Pet Shop Boys

Coldplay's Fix You video

The Story of... 'Fix You' by Coldplay

'Back To Black' was the title song from an album that changed everything for Amy Winehouse.

The Story of... 'Back To Black' by Amy Winehouse

Dolly Parton performs Jolene

The Story of... 'Jolene' by Dolly Parton

Whitney Houston famously covered Dolly Parton's country love song

The Story of... 'I Will Always Love You' by Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston

All By Myself

The Story of... 'All By Myself' by Eric Carmen

Bryan Adams scored a huge hit in 1991

The Story of... 'Everything I Do (I Do it For You)' by Bryan Adams

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James Blunt's greatest music videos: 'You're Beautiful' singer breaks down his biggest hits

James Blunt's greatest music videos: 'You're Beautiful' singer breaks down his biggest hits

Music

Lesley Gibb smiling and being held by her brothers for a photo

Who is Lesley Gibb? Bee Gees' sister's age, husband, children and life story explained

Bee Gees

Freddie / Band Aid

Queen and Freddie Mercury wanted to be part of Band Aid's 'Do They Know it's Christmas' but missed out

Queen

The Beatles are each getting official biopics.

The Beatles biopics: Release date, cast, plot, director and soundtrack for the four official movies

Beatles

Tina Turner's greatest songs

Tina Turner: Simply her 10 best songs ever, ranked

Tina Turner

The Bee Gees chose their band name when they were children, and it stuck with them for their entire career.

How did the Bee Gees get their band name?

Bee Gees

Brian May's love for his wife Anita Dobson inspired two classic Queen tracks.

The classic Queen songs Brian May revealed were inspired by his love for wife Anita Dobson

Queen

John Lewis Christmas ads

All the John Lewis Christmas adverts ranked from worst to best

TV & Film

When Elton John and Kiki Dee reunited in the 1993 for another hit duet

When Elton John and Kiki Dee reunited in the 1993 for another hit duet

Elton John

Whitney and Kevin had a beautiful friendship

Kevin Costner's beautiful relationship with "one true love" Whitney Houston revealed

Whitney Houston