The 1980 ‘New York album’ connection Mick Jagger rejected
Credit: Far Out / Alamy November 1st, 2026 · 10:30pm GMT Even though fame and fortune have allowed…
The song Billy Joel wrote as a tribute to Elvis Presley
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In 1985, Stevie Nicks was forced to dismiss her song. Tom Petty took it and sold 1,000,000 records
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In 1988, Neil Young wrote a song about hating commercials. Glenn Frey wanted him to shut up
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In 1988, the Traveling Wilburys released their debut album. Weeks later, they lost an irreplaceable singer
Credit: Far Out / The Traveling Wilburys October 24th, 2026 · 9:00pm BST The Traveling Wilburys needed to…
In 1985, U2 considered dismissing an “awful” demo. Now, it is the eighth best-selling song of the entire 1980s
Credit: Far Out / Album Cover October 24th, 2026 · 4:30pm BST At the end of 1985, grouped…
A song about heroin cut U2’s big 1980s hit from Live Aid
Credit: Far Out / Daniel Hazard October 21st, 2026 · 10:30pm BST When it comes to Live Aid’s…
The 1984 Queen hit Freddie Mercury saved from Roger Taylor
Credit: Far Out / Queen Productions Sun 4 October 2026 16:45, UK With mammoth egos in the band,…
3 Rock Songs From 1986 You Heard While Shopping at the Mall With Your Friends
Remember shopping with your friends at the mall, way back in 1986? Times were different back then, that’s…
How a horrible two hours led to Pink Floyd’s best song in 1980
Credit: Far Out / Andrés Ibarra Mon 21 September 2026 3:00, UK ‘Comfortably Numb’ by Pink Floyd is…
Madonna returning to MTV VMAs with first performance in 23 years
Madonna is set to open this year’s MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) with her first performance at the…
The 1982 album David Gilmour never wanted to think about
Credit: Far Out / Alamy Sun 13 September 2026 18:00, UK David Gilmour didn’t really ask for the…