Analysis

False Lankum, the latest album from Irish folk band Lankum, has been rightly lauded in the UK press. The songs are mainly traditional but the treatment is very contemporary. We look at the song Go Dig My Grave to see what makes it special.

Chasing Cars has been played more than any other track on UK radio in the 21st Century. Snow Patrol's powerful rock ballad, released in 2006, is musically very simple but has a magic ingredient which has charmed millions. What is it?

With You I'm Born Again was a surprise hit from a sountrack of a film which didn't do well. But it's remembered as one of the classic duets of all time. What makes it such a classic? I investigate.

You've Got A Friend was a huge hit for James Taylor and for the writer of the song, Carole KIng. So what ingredients were used to come up with such an enduring favourite? We take a look.

Do-Re-Me is a classic children's song from The Sound of Music, which demonstrates the Tonic Sulfa, a simple way of describing the notes in a major scale. But it is also contains a nice harmonic sequence, a common feature of classical music for hundreds of years.

Yellow is perhaps Coldplay's most famous song and its popularity is still strong more than 20 years after it was released. So, what is special about Yellow in a musical sense? Let's look.

Hallelujah is a classic Leonard Cohen song that has been performed by a multitude of artists. So what is it about this song that makes is so engaging?

Happier Than Ever is not only a very successful song from a great album of the same name, it's a highly unusual musical composition. I explore why it's so unusual and why it seems to work so well.

Mr Brightside was the Killer's debut single, released in 2004. It was voted best song of the 2000s in many polls and is the most streamed track released before 2010. So why is its appeal so enduring?

The Rolling Stones' Paint it Black is one of the three most streamed songs in 70 years of the charts. Considering it was released in 1966, long before streaming, that's quite a achievement. So, why does it have such long-term appeal?