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The Great Songs: Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart

by Eric Melin on May 19, 2010

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The fact that Joy Division‘s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” charted five times in the U.K. and New Zealand between its release in 1980 and 1988 and has been re-issued three more times since speaks volumes to its enduring appeal. The legend of Joy Division is as follows: A Manchester band, they released their debut […]

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The Great Songs: Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure

by Eric Melin on May 5, 2010

in Columns,The Great Songs

Sometimes the best tunes come from the spark of an outside collaborator. David Bowie entered the studio to sing backing tracks for a new Queen song, but ended up working with the group on another song called “Still Life.” Eventually that morphed into “Under Pressure,” which was credited to Bowie and all four members of […]

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