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August 24
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Stories for August 24
2 verified music stories published for this date.
Story · Album release
How a shelved reggae jam became the Stones’ arena anthem
The opener “Start Me Up” wasn’t written from scratch for Tattoo You — it began as a reggae‑tinged jam called “Never Stop” laid down in the mid‑1970s …
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Story · Album release
Mark Lanegan walked out mid‑take — because the lyric was 'too suggestive'
On Hawk’s sessions Mark Lanegan famously stopped mid‑take when he realised the lyric he was singing was, in his words via Isobel Campbell, "too sugge…
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