Song Facts: The stories behind the hits

Night Fever vinyl covers and the Bee Gees in the music video for Night Fever

Night Fever by the Bee Gees: Lyrics, meaning, film story and more facts

Bee Gees

John Waite performing on stage and the album cover for Missing You

Missing You by John Waite: Lyrics, meaning, Netflix show details and more

George Michael

Father Figure by George Michael: Lyrics, meaning, Babygirl scene and more

Richard Marx and the album cover for Right Here Waiting

‘Right Here Waiting’ by Richard Marx: Story, lyrics meaning, movie facts and more

Presents under a Christmas tree and Eartha Kitt

Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt: Lyrics, meaning, covers and more

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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

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

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Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally in 1989, as Harry and Sally in 2025, and a When Harry Met Sally movie poster.

Is When Harry Met Sally getting a sequel? Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reunion sparks rumours

TV & Film

Linda Nolan’s enduring love story with husband Brian: A timeline of their relationship

Linda Nolan’s enduring love story with husband Brian: A timeline of their relationship

Sutton Foster and Hugh Jackman

Who is Sutton Foster? Hugh Jackman girlfriend’s age, relationship history and more

TV & Film

Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster

How Rod Stewart coped with Penny Lancaster split thanks to emotional request

Rod Stewart

Riley Green performing and at a red carpet event.

Who is Riley Green? Age, relationships, reality TV career and more revealed

Country

Harlan Coben's Missing You debuted on Netflix in January.

Missing You: Every song in Harlan Coben’s Netflix drama explained

Music

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley's 15 greatest songs ever, ranked

Elvis Presley

David Bowie's greatest songs

David Bowie's 20 greatest ever songs, ranked

David Bowie

Did David Bowie have different coloured eyes? The story behind his distinctive gaze

Did David Bowie have different coloured eyes? The story behind his distinctive gaze

David Bowie

Whitney Houston, Madonna and Eurythmics' Annie Lennox.

20 songs turning 40 in 2025

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