Song Facts: The stories behind the hits

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

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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

Shania Twain's iconic music video

The Story of... 'Man! I Feel Like a Woman' by Shania Twain

"One love, one heart. Let's get together and feel all right."

The Story of... 'One Love' by Bob Marley and the Wailers

Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean'

The Story of... 'Billie Jean' by Michael Jackson

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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

When Bee Gees gave a rare acoustic TV performance of 'Massachusetts' and brought down the house

When Bee Gees gave a rare acoustic TV performance of 'Massachusetts' and brought down the house

Bee Gees

Michael Jackson biopic Michael

Michael Jackson biopic Michael: Release date, cast, soundtrack and more revealed

Michael Jackson

Bryan Adams' 15 best songs and videos

Bryan Adams' 15 best songs ever, ranked

Bryan Adams

'Human Nature': How a tape mixup led to Quincy Jones picking the song for Thriller

How Michael Jackson’s classic ‘Human Nature’ nearly never existed

Michael Jackson

This was the Bee Gees first ever national TV performance in 1960

Bee Gees first TV gig: Teenage Barry Gibb and 10 year olds Robin and Maurice sing in 1960

Bee Gees