Soul Music

The surprising history behind a track made famous by Nina Simone. Feeling Good was written for a now obscure musical an... Read more

Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' took him years to write. It originally had as many as 80 verses. Recorded for his 'Various ... Read more

"God only knows what I'd be without you"For artist Kim Lynch God Only Knows is a song that she has carried with her from... Read more

An examination of the enduring popularity of the hymn, How Great Thou Art. Based on a Swedish poem by Carl Gustav Boberg... Read more

"I'm convinced it's the best thing ever written and recorded in the history of things written and recorded" - Moby.Rhaps... Read more

Louis Armstrong recorded the classic 'What a Wonderful World' in 1967, amidst civil rights demonstrations and protests a... Read more

Witchita Lineman is the ultimate country/pop crossover track - written by Jimmy Webb for the Country star Glen Campbell.... Read more

How Mozart's Requiem, written when he was dying, has touched and changed people's lives. Crime writer Val McDermid recal... Read more

Don't Leave Me This Way was written in the early 1970s by songwriters Huff, Gamble and Gilbert who were the composers be... Read more

Originally a Motown song written by Ed Cobb and recorded by Gloria Jones, Tainted Love became famous on the UK's Norther... Read more

Released in 1982, Toto's soft-rock anthem has become an unlikely viral smash-hit.Africa is a song that has changed live... Read more

"Your true colors...are beautiful, like a rainbow..."Billy Steinberg's lyrics were originally inspired by his mother but... Read more

You Are My Sunshine was written in or around 1939 and was adopted by the then governor of Louisiana, Jimmy Davies, who r... Read more

Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come has become synonymous with the American Civil Rights Movement.It was released in Dece... Read more

Boys Don't Cry by The Cure is, on the surface, a tribute to teenage angst and a slice of pop perfection. Lol Tolhurst, t... Read more

While for many, it will be always associated with brown bread, the Largo from Dvorak's New World Symphony is an enduring... Read more

Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal. Written by Carole King and made famous by James Tayl... Read more

Bach's St Matthew Passion was written in 1727 and was probably first performed as part of the Good Friday Service at Tho... Read more

"He wanted it to be something that's consoling and helpful. It's the end of their lives where they can rest in peace."Wo... Read more

Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suite No I in G major is one of the most frequently performed and recognisable solo compos... Read more