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2024

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2023

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30 Aug 2023

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29 Jun 2023

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21 Mar 2023

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2022

The Lemonheads, 'Mrs Robinson': Closing out a year of cover versions original ↗

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22 Nov 2022

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15 Nov 2022

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8 Nov 2022

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1 Nov 2022

Madonna, 'Erotica': A song about power original ↗

25 Oct 2022

Tasmin Archer, 'Sleeping Satellite': Let's not say one-hit wonder original ↗

18 Oct 2022

Prince, 'My Name Is Prince': A rose by any other name original ↗

11 Oct 2022

House Of Pain, 'Jump Around': Hip-hop's weirdest beef original ↗

4 Oct 2022

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27 Sept 2022

Dr. Alban, 'It's My Life': Whose life is it anyway original ↗

13 Sept 2022

The Shamen, 'Ebeneezer Goode': Jerry Sadowitz, the original Ebeneezer Goode original ↗

31 Aug 2022

Billy Ray Cyrus, 'Achy Breaky Heart': The government made me line dance original ↗

23 Aug 2022

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9 Aug 2022

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2 Aug 2022

Jimmy Nail, 'Ain't No Doubt': Jimmy Nail's Multiverse of Madness original ↗

12 Jul 2022

Electronic, 'Disappointed': The unlikely friendship of two icons original ↗

5 Jul 2022

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21 Jun 2022

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14 Jun 2022

Erasure, ABBA-Esque: How Erasure saved ABBA from obscurity original ↗

7 Jun 2022

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24 May 2022

Flowered Up, 'Weekender': The party doesn't stop until you're dead original ↗

26 Apr 2022

Marc Almond, 'The Days of Pearly Spencer': The war against boring guitar guys original ↗

19 Apr 2022

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12 Apr 2022

Def Leppard: 'Let's Get Rocked': The internet was a mistake original ↗

29 Mar 2022

U2's 'One': A testament to teamwork original ↗

9 Mar 2022

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2 Mar 2022

Ride, 'Leave Them All Behind': The death of indie music original ↗

9 Feb 2022

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2 Feb 2022

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26 Jan 2022

The Beautiful South, 'Old Red Eyes Is Back': Write about what you know original ↗

19 Jan 2022

The Sugarcubes, 'Hit': Bjork escapes from the island original ↗

12 Jan 2022