Belinda Carlisle’s Worldwide hit “Heaven is a Place on Earth” features in the Hulu miniseries “Pam & Tommy” loosely but fairly based on a magazine story in Rolling Stone that came out in 2014 that focused on Rand Gauthier, the character that Seth Rogen plays. He is the disgruntled contractor whom Tommy Lee stiffed on…

Elusive Butterfly was recorded and released, in 1966, in the British Isles by Val Doonican, and reached  a UK chart peak of #5 ; in Ireland Val Doonican’s version was a major hit, peaking at #3. The songwriter bob Lind later said of Doonican’s cover: “When you write a song, you can’t claim ownership of it….

Alan Yentob presents a film exploring the life and work of the Ivor Novello Award-winning black British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre. An enigmatic and reclusive talent, Siffre wrote the song It Must Be Love, later covered by Madness, alongside songs of defiance like the classic anti-apartheid anthem (Something Inside) So Strong. In a highly unusual and…