‘The Lion King’s Opening Lyrics Translated is Blowing Minds

A clip from a podcast has gone viral on TikTok after a comedian casually translated the opening lyrics of The Lion King, leaving viewers stunned that the famous chant at the start of “Circle of Life” ...

‘I owe Iron Maiden my English A-level!’ The great literature our writers discovered through pop music

Ahead of World Book Day on Thursday, Guardian music writers pick out the musicians whose literary references illuminated them – from Adam Ant on Joe Orton to the National on Grace Paley ...

Draymond Green calls being namedropped in K-Pop group Blackpink’s song a ‘pretty big deal’

Draymond Green has responded after being name-checked in a song by K-pop group Blackpink. The Golden State Warriors forward was mentioned in the track “Me and My,” from Blackpink’s third studio album ...
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"I was angry at them for writing that song. I thought, You don’t know. You weren’t there." The tragic and horrifying true story behind one of the biggest rock anthems of ...

In 2017, Jeremy Wade Delle's mother Wanda Crane spoke about the song and her son's death for the first time. "That day that he died did not define his life," she told Texas TV station WFAA. "He was a ...

Gary Leeds, the last surviving member of The Walker Brothers, dies aged 83

The last member of The Walker Brothers, Gary Leeds, has died aged 83 after suffering a stroke. The American musician – who ...

The story of the hate song that kick-started the entire grunge movement

Swallow My Pride is Green River’s best-known song, their very own Free Bird, and therefore it carries not only the band’s ...