On April 17th 1991, Nirvana appeared at the OK Hotel in Seattle, where they played a new song, ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit‘, live for the first time. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is the opening track and lead single from the band’s second album, Nevermind (1991), released on DGC Records. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‘s list of The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.
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In February 22 1977, The Eagles released ‘Hotel California’ the title track from the Eagles’ album of the same name. Written by Don Felder, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey its long guitar coda was voted the best guitar solo of all time by readers of Guitarist in 1998. The song was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978.
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On May 22 2014, Fleetwood Mac‘s Christine McVie was honoured with a lifetime achievement at this year’s Ivor Novello songwriting awards. McVie played with Fleetwood Mac for 28 years and wrote some of their most famous songs, including ‘Don’t Stop’ and ‘Little Lies’. Other winners at the ceremony in London included London Grammar, The Chemical Brothers and Nile Rodgers.
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On August 7th 2005, Mariah Carey was at No.1 on the US charts with ‘We Belong Together’. “We Belong Together” was written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, and Johntá Austin and produced by the former three. “We Belong Together” is built on a simple piano arrangement with an understated backbeat. The lyrics chronicle a woman’s desperation for her former lover to return.
