Hank Williams Jr. wrote and recorded If the South Woulda Won in 1988. Here is the story of the single from Wild Streak, its No. 8 chart run and its later debate.
Del Shannon's 1962 single The Swiss Maid, written by Roger Miller, topped the Australian chart and reached No. 2 in the UK. Here is the story of the record.
Howard Jones's 1984 single Like to Get to Know You Well: its Olympic dedication, multilingual remix, UK No. 4 peak, US release and the film that used it.
How Terry Bush and John Crossen wrote Maybe Tomorrow, the theme of The Littlest Hobo, how it was nearly replaced, and how it found a second life in the UK.
Ella Fitzgerald's Coochi-Coochi-Coo was recorded for Decca on April 21, 1939, and issued on a 78. Here is where it fits in her early career and how it survives today.
A look at Ella Fitzgerald's playful swing-era novelty 'My Wubba Dolly (Rubber Dolly)', its place in her Decca recordings and what the song is about.
Kirk Talley wrote and recorded Serenaded By Angels in 1995 for the album Serenade. It was named Song of the Year at the 1996 Singing News Fan Awards.
Ella Fitzgerald recorded (I Was) Born To Be Blue on Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! in 1961. Here is the story of the Mel Tormé and Robert Wells standard.
How Judy Boucher's Can't Be With You Tonight, written by Felix Da Silva, became a UK No. 2 hit in 1987 and a signature of British lovers rock.
How Kim Larsen's Hvis Din Far Gir Dig Lov came out on his 1973 debut Værsgo, who wrote it with him, and how the song has been covered since.