Oasis – Wonderwall
Oasis Wonderwall: Rockfield May 1995, Liam's Wednesday choice, finished by dinner with Owen Morris.
Interview of Paul McCartney (1993)
On 13 February 1993, Paul McCartney walked into Saturday Night Live for Alec Baldwin's episode and sat opposite Chris Farley on The Chris Farley Show.
Visage – Fade To Grey
Polydor's 1980 New Romantic hit: a Numan-tour instrumental finished by Midge Ure, sung by Steve Strange, spoken in French by Brigitte Arendt.
Ramones – Rockaway Beach
Dee Dee Ramone wrote Rockaway Beach as a Beach Boys song about a Queens beach, and the Ramones cut it at Mediasound on 21 August 1977.
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Coldplay – The Scientist
The piano figure is spare enough to feel unfinished, then Chris Martin sings the regret in plain English. The Scientist, from Coldplay’s August 2002 album A Rush of Blood to the Head, is an apology that wants the day.
Prince – Sometimes It Snows in April
On 21 April 1985, at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Prince, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman tracked Sometimes It Snows in April by candlelight, and Prince refused to let the creaky chair be moved.
Gaz Coombes – 20/20
Soft electronics and a half-swallowed vocal start the track. Then the drums thicken, guitars stack, and Gaz Coombes pushes toward a chorus that finally opens the lungs. 20/20 is the second song on Matador, released 26.
David Bowie – Starman
Starman sits near the front of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, released in June 1972 on RCA. Ken Scott co-produces with Bowie. Mick Ronson sharpens the guitar figure and the vocal blend..