‘Clocks’ – Coldplay
Coldplay was in a hurry to complete their second album and sought to save “Clocks,” which features a churning piano riff influenced by Muse, for a later release. Fortunately, a friend stepped in to save the day. “He said, ‘You’re talking about the urgency in the lyrics, and you’re talking about holding this song back,'” Chris Martin explained. ” ‘That’s incomprehensible.’
‘Clocks’ Coldplay
‘Under the Boardwalk’ – The Drifters
Since its release, “Under the Boardwalk” has been a summertime staple of beach-town jukeboxes. It captures the carefree sounds of the shore. But it wasn’t a day at the beach when it was recorded. Because the track’s initial singer, Rudy Lewis, did die of a drug overdose in his accommodation room the night before the session, Johnny Moore was drafted to sing lead.
‘Under The Boardwalk’ The Drifters
