Stories of what Johnny Nash's 1972 hit means to people around the world.
Published on Saturday, 20th April 2024.
The much-loved and much-recorded song by George Gershwin.
Published on Saturday, 13th April 2024.
Exploring why Van Morrison's iconic song, from Astral Weeks, means so much to so many.
Published on Saturday, 6th April 2024.
Dvorak's best known song from his Gypsy Cycle composed for voice and piano in 1880
Published on Saturday, 11th November 2023.
James Taylor's song of suicide, loneliness and addiction, which somehow remains hopeful.
Published on Saturday, 4th November 2023.
Stories of what Miriam Makeba's iconic song means to people from around the world.
Published on Saturday, 28th October 2023.
The power of the anthem from the hit musical.
Published on Saturday, 21st October 2023.
Written by Dolly Parton... sent stratospheric by Whitney Houston.
Published on Saturday, 14th October 2023.
Stories of personal connection to Tracy Chapman's hit song.
Published on Wednesday, 5th July 2023.
Stories about the Burt Bacharach classic
Published on Saturday, 24th June 2023.
Stories of what this iconic song by two-tone band The Specials means to different people.
Published on Saturday, 17th June 2023.
The hypnotic beauty of a Tin Pan Alley song made famous by The Flamingos.
Published on Saturday, 10th June 2023.
'The Christmas we get we deserve.' How Greg Lake's 1975 hit gives people hope and comfort.
Published on Saturday, 24th December 2022.
Stories of what this powerful Puccini aria means to people from around the world.
Published on Saturday, 17th December 2022.
Stories of what Killing Me Softly with His Song means to people around the world.
Published on Saturday, 10th December 2022.
How people find comfort in Nick Cave's music.
Published on Saturday, 3rd December 2022.
Powerful stories linked to this beautiful and stirring Ukrainian folk song
Published on Saturday, 26th November 2022.
Stories of what Bruch's popular violin concerto means to people around the world.
Published on Saturday, 18th June 2022.
Stories of what Jacques Brel's song has meant to people around the world.
Published on Saturday, 11th June 2022.
Stories of Prince's epic ballad, from the first jam in 1983 to the global hit it is today.
Published on Monday, 30th May 2022.
Candi Staton helps to celebrate this uplifting 1970s disco classic.
Published on Saturday, 28th May 2022.
A composition for voices and harp, written on a cargo ship on the Atlantic in 1942.
Published on Saturday, 18th December 2021.
More gospel than rock this 1987 hit has inspired change and created strong memories
Published on Saturday, 11th December 2021.
The different meanings Tim Buckley's ballad has for people.
Published on Saturday, 4th December 2021.
Personal stories inspired by Massive Attack's breakthrough single.
Published on Saturday, 27th November 2021.
Personal memories of one of the most beloved songs written by Rodgers & Hammerstein
Published on Saturday, 20th November 2021.
The story behind this uplifting anthem and the personal memories forever linked to it.
Published on Saturday, 13th November 2021.
From West Virginia to West Jamaica, stories of what the song means to people.
Published on Wednesday, 4th August 2021.
A folk song that has endured through centuries
Published on Wednesday, 28th July 2021.
The Carpenters' massive hit about hopes and dreams was originally a TV advert for a bank.
Published on Wednesday, 21st July 2021.
An '80s disco classic that tells a powerful story.
Published on Wednesday, 14th July 2021.
Why Sunshine on Leith is a love song to humanity
Published on Friday, 12th February 2021.
The enigmatic beauty of Bowie's classic song 'Life on Mars?'
Published on Saturday, 9th January 2021.
Talking Heads' breakout hit from 1980 explored by people whose lives the song touched
Published on Tuesday, 29th December 2020.
Personal stories from around the world inspired by the carol 'I Wonder as I Wander'.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd December 2020.
An enduring classic which delivers a message of support and friendship.
Published on Tuesday, 8th December 2020.
True stories of what the iconic disco anthem means to people around the world.
Published on Monday, 10th August 2020.
Neil Young's 1992 song about enduring love
Published on Wednesday, 5th August 2020.
What makes Ravel's Pavane For A Dead Princess so evocative and emotional?
Published on Wednesday, 22nd July 2020.
The surprising history behind a track made famous by Nina Simone
Published on Wednesday, 15th July 2020.
Otis Redding's lonely lament, and why it matters to people aged from 20 to 80
Published on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020.
How the Kinks classic 'Days' has touched peoples lives.
Published on Wednesday, 15th January 2020.
Released in 1982, this soft-rock anthem has become an unlikely viral smash-hit.
Published on Wednesday, 8th January 2020.
The 'Coventry Carol' tells the story of the Slaughter of the Innocents
Published on Wednesday, 25th December 2019.
The smash disco hit about unity and family by Sister Sledge.
Published on Wednesday, 18th December 2019.
The continuing impact of Simon & Garfunkel’s song The Boxer.
Published on Wednesday, 11th December 2019.
Personal stories about Farewell to Stromness, by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
Published on Wednesday, 31st July 2019.
How Scorpions’ 1990s power ballad became an anthem for the fall of the Berlin Wall
Published on Wednesday, 24th July 2019.
Ralph McTell and others discuss Streets of London.
Published on Wednesday, 17th July 2019.
How Amy Winehouse's music has helped so many young people
Published on Wednesday, 10th July 2019.
The story of how a classic 80’s movie song became an anthem for a new generation.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd January 2019.
This classic tune was written by Charlie Chaplin for the film 'Modern Times'.
Published on Thursday, 17th January 2019.
Personal stories of Schubert’s last Piano Sonata.
Published on Wednesday, 9th January 2019.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd
Published on Wednesday, 26th December 2018.
Personal stories of Joni Mitchell's song 'River', from her 1971 album Blue.
Published on Wednesday, 19th December 2018.
How Cyndi Lauper's 1980s ballad True Colors has inspired people around the world.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd May 2018.
How the Beach Boys classic God Only Knows touches souls wherever it is played.
Published on Wednesday, 25th April 2018.
People share stories of how Debussy's beautiful prelude has affected their lives.
Published on Wednesday, 18th April 2018.
Why has Procol Harum's surreal track remained enduringly popular for over 50 years?
Published on Wednesday, 11th April 2018.
Actor Clarke Peters tells the stories of the songs behind the civil rights movement.
Published on Wednesday, 4th April 2018.
A specially curated mixtape of Cerys's favourite stories from the 25 series of Soul Music
Published on Monday, 12th February 2018.
A specially curated mixtape of Cerys's favourite stories from across the 25 series.
How Kraftwerk's classic album Computer World has changed people's lives.
Published on Wednesday, 24th January 2018.
Soul Music explores The Cure's tribute to teenage angst.
Published on Wednesday, 17th January 2018.
People from around the world describe how Bach's cantata changed their lives.
Published on Wednesday, 10th January 2018.
How Bob Marley's Redemption Song has inspired generations around the world.
Published on Wednesday, 27th December 2017.
How the carol O Holy Night touched the lives of the archbishop of York and Katie Melua.
Published on Wednesday, 20th December 2017.
Memories of the much-loved song Who Knows Where the Time Goes? written by Sandy Denny.
Published on Wednesday, 14th June 2017.
The country song turned children's favourite is told through people's experiences.
Published on Wednesday, 7th June 2017.
Wagner's celebration of paternal love, written as a birthday gift for his wife.
Published on Wednesday, 31st May 2017.
Jazz musician David Liebman shares his memories of the song My Favourite Things.
Published on Wednesday, 24th May 2017.
The Kink's Waterloo Sunset, from1967, evokes poignant and life-changing memories
Published on Wednesday, 17th May 2017.
Exploring America's national anthem, set to the tune of an English social men's club song.
Published on Tuesday, 1st November 2016.
Stories of the timeless love song written by Ewan MacColl and made famous by Roberta Flack
Published on Tuesday, 25th October 2016.
How the very English 'Jerusalem' came to be loved by people from different cultures.
Published on Tuesday, 18th October 2016.
Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come has become an anthem for civil rights in the USA.
Published on Wednesday, 12th October 2016.
'Feed The Birds' was written for the film Mary Poppins by Richard and Robert Sherman.
Published on Tuesday, 3rd May 2016.
How Mozart's Requiem, written when he was dying, has touched and changed people's lives.
Published on Tuesday, 26th April 2016.
The Way You Look Tonight was made popular by Fred Astaire in the 1936 film, Swing Time.
Published on Tuesday, 19th April 2016.
Personal stories of the 1960s Japanese hit song Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Arukou).
Published on Thursday, 14th April 2016.
Contributors explain what 'Bring Him Home', from Les Miserables, means to them.
Published on Tuesday, 5th April 2016.
The stories behind 1988's 'Fairytale of New York' by the Pogues.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd December 2015.
Composer and conductor Paul Spicer explores the impact of Edward Elgar's Nimrod.
Published on Tuesday, 15th December 2015.
The Brecht/Weill song Mack the Knife written for The Threepenny Opera in 1928.
Published on Tuesday, 8th December 2015.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo's Albert Mazibuko remembers the song Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
Published on Tuesday, 1st December 2015.
An exploration of the impact of ELO's 1978 off-beam classic, Mr Blue Sky.
Published on Tuesday, 24th November 2015.
Howard Goodall and Selina Scott explore the lasting impact of the hymn based on Psalm 23.
Published on Tuesday, 12th May 2015.
Soul Music explores the mystery and emotional ties of folk song Scarborough Fair.
Published on Tuesday, 5th May 2015.
The story behind the Cat Stevens song, and the memories people associate with it.
Published on Tuesday, 28th April 2015.
Leading cellists explain the power of Bach's Cello Suite No 1 in G Major.
Published on Tuesday, 21st April 2015.
How an obscure track on a Leonard Cohen album became a global anthem.
Published on Saturday, 18th April 2015.
Opera director John Copley CBE reflects on his lifelong relationship with La Boheme.
Published on Tuesday, 9th December 2014.
Exploring the lasting emotional impact of The Smiths' 1986 anthem of hope, loss and love.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd December 2014.
The Latin American anthem to life is explored through personal stories.
Published on Tuesday, 25th November 2014.
Marianne Faithfull recalls the French love song that went on to inspire Elvis's 60s hit.
Published on Wednesday, 19th November 2014.
Exploring the emotional impact of George Butterworth's rhapsody inspired by the Great War.
Published on Wednesday, 12th November 2014.
Albinoni's Adagio may be wrongly attributed but it still never fails to move us.
Published on Tuesday, 29th April 2014.
A range of people explain what the hauntingly beautiful Welsh song 'Myfanwy' means to them
Published on Tuesday, 22nd April 2014.
This Labi Siffre anthem has been taken up by many groups who suffer from discrimination.
Published on Tuesday, 15th April 2014.
People of all ages reflect on their love of this simple song, made famous by Patsy Cline.
Published on Tuesday, 8th April 2014.
Soul Music examines Gershwin's 'experiment in modern music', 90 years after its premiere.
Published on Tuesday, 1st April 2014.
The story of the melancholic song, first performed by Judy Garland in 1944.
Published on Tuesday, 24th December 2013.
How Brahms's work, a tribute to his mother, has touched and changed people's lives.
Published on Tuesday, 17th December 2013.
Frankie Valli and others share their memories of the classic song.
Published on Thursday, 12th December 2013.
Pascal Rogé leads us through a personal and musical journey of Erik Satie's Gymnopédies.
Published on Tuesday, 3rd December 2013.
Soul Music examines the harrowing stories behind the song made famous by Billie Holiday.
Published on Tuesday, 26th November 2013.
How Elgar's poignant choral work has touched and changed people's lives.
Published on Friday, 2nd August 2013.
Exploration of the disco anthem of yearning, pain and loss.
Published on Thursday, 25th July 2013.
Exploring the hymn that inspires campaigners, charity workers and reformed alcoholics.
Published on Tuesday, 16th July 2013.
How Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez for classical guitar touches people's lives.
Published on Tuesday, 9th July 2013.
The impact of wartime favourite 'Lili Marlene', made famous by Marlene Dietrich.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd July 2013.
The Robert Wyatt song from 1982, written by Elvis Costello and Clive Langer.
Published on Friday, 8th March 2013.
The Stabat Mater hymn imagines the sufferings of the Virgin Mary at the foot of the cross.
Published on Tuesday, 26th February 2013.
Sinéad O'Connor & others talk about the haunting beauty of this ancient song. From 2013.
Published on Tuesday, 19th February 2013.
More than just 'da da da dum', how Beethoven's famous symphony touched people's lives.
Published on Tuesday, 12th February 2013.
The impact of the song written by Leiber and Stoller, inspired by the writer Thomas Mann.
Published on Friday, 8th February 2013.
An exploration of how Bach's St Matthew Passion touches and changes people's lives.
Published on Tuesday, 9th October 2012.
The enduring appeal of the Dire Straits classic is explored by those touched by the piece.
Published on Monday, 8th October 2012.
Exploring how this song from the 1870s continues to touch people's lives across the world.
An exploration of how Beethoven's Violin Concerto has touched and changed people's lives.
Anti-apartheid campaigner Albie Sachs on the Largo from Dvorak's New World Symphony.
Published on Tuesday, 28th August 2012.
Exploration of the emotional impact of The Hallelujah chorus from Handel's 1742 oratorio.
Published on Tuesday, 28th February 2012.
An exploration of the emotional impact of the song made famous by French singer Edith Piaf
Published on Tuesday, 21st February 2012.
Exploration of how Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto touches and changes people's lives.
Published on Tuesday, 14th February 2012.
Exploration of the haunting melancholy of Gresford, the Miners' Hymn, by Robert Saint.
Published on Tuesday, 7th February 2012.
A celebration of Gerry Rafferty's popular solo hit, Baker Street.
Published on Tuesday, 31st January 2012.
Exploring the emotional impact of the classic Irving Berlin song.
Published on Tuesday, 13th September 2011.
Exploring the hymn which sets John Greenleaf Whittier's poem to music by Hubert Parry.
Published on Tuesday, 6th September 2011.
Exploring the impact of Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel on listeners' lives.
Published on Tuesday, 30th August 2011.
People reflect on the emotional impact of the country-pop crossover track.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd August 2011.
Exploring the impact that Mendelssohn's Octet has had on different people's lives.
Published on Tuesday, 16th August 2011.
Music lovers describe the part that Mahler's Adagietto has played in their lives.
Published on Tuesday, 29th March 2011.
Music lovers describe the part that Schubert's Winterreise has played in their lives.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd March 2011.
Lesley Garrett and yachtsman Geoff Holt on the inspiring song, The Impossible Dream.
Published on Tuesday, 15th March 2011.
Music lovers describe the important place the tune Simple Gifts has had in their lives.
Published on Tuesday, 8th March 2011.
Music lovers describe the impact that Mozart's Clarinet Quintet has had on their lives.
Published on Tuesday, 1st March 2011.
Examining the power of Beethoven's fifth piano concerto, The Emperor.
Published on Tuesday, 5th October 2010.
Examining the power of the hymn How Great Thou Art.
Published on Tuesday, 28th September 2010.
David Willcocks and others reflect on the inspirational impact of Fauré's Requiem.
Published on Tuesday, 21st September 2010.
Ma Vlast by Bedrich Smetana has become an integral part of Czech culture.
Published on Tuesday, 14th September 2010.
Stephen Sondheim's song was written late in rehearsals for the actress Glynis Johns.
Published on Tuesday, 7th September 2010.
People describe the place that Bach's Goldberg Variations have in their lives.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd March 2010.
Exploring what an American spiritual song means to different people
Published on Tuesday, 16th March 2010.
Exploring what Henry Purcell's aria means to different people.
Published on Tuesday, 9th March 2010.
An exploration of the personal and professional impact of the concerto written in 1844.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd March 2010.
The story of Henry Francis Lyte's hymn that never fails to move a congregation.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd February 2010.
People describe how Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs have brought solace at key moments.
Published on Tuesday, 29th September 2009.
Carole King tells the story of her song You've Got a Friend, from her 1971 Tapestry album.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd September 2009.
How the beauty and richness of an orchestral fantasia inspired a young boy.
Published on Tuesday, 15th September 2009.
The story behind this enduring love song and the personal memories forever linked to it.
Published on Tuesday, 8th September 2009.
An exploration of the impact of Allegri's 17th-century music.
Published on Tuesday, 1st September 2009.
In 1967, amidst protests and war, Louis Armstrong recorded 'What A Wonderful World'
Published on Tuesday, 14th October 2008.
How lives were shaped by Chopin's technically demanding, emotionally turbulent music.
Published on Tuesday, 7th October 2008.
The impact of Miles Davis' 'So What' from his record 'Kind of Blue'.
Published on Tuesday, 30th September 2008.
The story behind Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and the impact it has had on audiences.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd September 2008.
Thomas Tallis's work is one of the most spectacular pieces of choral music ever written.
Published on Tuesday, 29th January 2008.
The Motown song that became a 70s Northern Soul scene favourite, and a huge 80s pop hit.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd January 2008.
Sibelius's work was adopted as Finland's symbol of its fight for independence from Russia.
Published on Tuesday, 15th January 2008.
Composer John Kander on the difficulties of writing the famous song, New York, New York.
Published on Tuesday, 8th January 2008.
