Sting – Fields Of Gold
Sting wrote Fields of Gold from the barley around Lake House, and Kathryn Tickell's Northumbrian smallpipes answer the vocal at the end of the first and third verses.
Interview of David Bowie (1977)
In 1977 David Bowie spoke about Berlin, addiction, and shedding theatrical personas as he entered the Low / “Heroes” experimental stretch.
Christine and the Queens – Dance that told the truth
Héloïse Letissier left Nantes for Paris with notebooks, a keyboard habit, and a clear idea that pop could carry queer argument without burying the groove.
Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together
In 1972 Miami, Timmy Thomas cut Why Can't We Live Together largely alone on Lowrey organ, rhythm presets, and vocal for Glades / TK, then watched it hit US No. 3.
Mano Negra – Patchanka that crossed borders by force
Mano Negra forged Paris patchanka for the truck, the border, and three languages in one line.
Icona Pop – I Love It
On 9 May 2012, Icona Pop released I Love It in Sweden, a two-minute-37 song Charli XCX had written in about half an hour and then set aside.
Who Built The Moon? – David Holmes, samples, third UK No. 1
In November 2017 Sour Mash released Who Built the Moon?, the third Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album, produced with David Holmes after years of Belfast and London sessions.
Prince – Mountains
On 30 November 1985 Prince and the Revolution tracked Mountains at the Washington Avenue Warehouse, from a demo Wendy and Lisa had cut in London.
The Human League – Sheffield synths that learned to smile
Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh were computing students at Sheffield Polytechnic in 1977 when they built The Human League around two synthesizers and a drum machine.
Sham 69 – If The Kids Are United
If the Kids Are United, Sham 69's 1978 Polydor single, turns a Hersham terrace shout into a punk slogan chorus.