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Hackskeptic’s 500 Greatest Songs: Kirsty MacColl – Days
425 – Kirsty MacColl – Days (1989) Written by Ray Davies Produced by Steve Lillywhite Label – Virgin It’s rare that a cover version surpasses the original recording, but Kirsty’s serene vocal on this...
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Hackskeptic’s 500 Greatest Songs: The Kinks – You Really Got Me
366 – The Kinks – You Really Got Me (1964) Written by Ray Davies Produced by Shel Talmy Label – Pye/Reprise Dave Davies’ overdriven power chords deliberately distorted by wrecking his amplifier...
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The Kinks – Face To Face (1966): Review
Produced by Shel Talmy Label – Pye “Face To Face” is considered by many to be the point at which The Kinks seriously delivered a cohesive collection of songs, rather than a quickly cobbled together...
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Banned By The BBC (Part 10)
Moral panic and political censorship have created a long tradition of records filtered out of the BBC radio playlist. Here’s some notable examples… The Rolling Stones – Let’s Spend The Night Together...
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Shot And Survived
A number of artists have survived bullet wounds, including 50 Cent who was shot a total of 9 times in 2000. Bob Marley was a victim to an unsuccessful assassination attempt in 1976. ZZ Top’s Dusty...
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