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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Queen’s Fat Bottomed Girls has been dropped from a greatest hits compilation targeted at younger listeners. The suggestive 1978 single in praise of “dirty ladies” with fuller figures was a chart success and featured on previous selections of favourite tracks by the glam rock band. However, a new compilation

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Who Did It Better?

Who Did It Better?

Many songs get covered or re-interpreted, the covers often being more successful than the original. Here are some cover versions of one song along with the original, let us know in the comments which is your favourite, or if you don’t like any of them. “ Everybody’s Talkin’ ” is

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It Can Hurt but Also Heal

Axelheart “Music should strike fire from the heart of man and bring tears from the eyes of a woman”. Ludwig van Beethoven I’m not overtly emotional, but my Achilles heel to a ‘stiff upper lip’ is hearing a certain melody or piece of music. Whether you’re musical or

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Who Did It Better?

Who Did It Better?

Many songs get covered or re-interpreted, the covers often being more successful than the original. Here are some cover versions of one song along with the original, let us know in the comments which is your favourite, or if you don’t like any of them. “For What Its Worth”

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Who Did It Better?

Who Did It Better?

Many songs get covered or re-interpreted, the covers often being more successful than the original. Here are some cover versions of one song along with the original, let us know in the comments which is your favourite, or if you don’t like any of them. “A Groovy Kind Of

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Who Did It Better?

Who Did It Better?

Many songs get covered or re-interpreted, the covers often being more successful than the original. Here are some cover versions of one song along with the original, let us know in the comments which is your favourite, or if you don’t like any of them. “Mama Told Me Not

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God Save Johnny Lydon

God Save Johnny Lydon

As BFD readers are no doubt aware, I often caution against paying attention to the blatherskite of celebrities. Mostly because most of them are as dumb as a box of rocks, and groupthinkers who live by Homer Simpson’s “Code of the Schoolyard”: Never say anything unless you’re sure

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Picking and Choosing Which Monsters to Forgive

Picking and Choosing Which Monsters to Forgive

The notion of “separating the art from the artist” is a long-running debate. Most of the time, frankly, we should. I first learned this lesson in the ’80s, when I began doing freelance music journalism. I discovered very quickly that some people whose work I admired were utter dickheads. Others,

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