The Stones suggested that if you dabble in decadence, you could turn into a devil-worshipping junkie. Paul McCartney suggested that if you mess around with girl worship, you could turn into a husband. So Paul was a lot scarier.

'I'll Tumble 4 Ya' has to be one of the most ridiculous hit singles that any international superstars have given the world.

In my headphones, I led a life of romance and incident and intrigue, none of which had anything to do with the world outside my Walkman.

In their heyday, the Pet Shop Boys were the Interpol of the Eighties, dressing up to sing really weird pop songs about lust and loneliness in the big city. They're low-pro now, not retro-worshipped in the manner of Depeche Mode, New Order, or The Cure, but you can hear the reason why - these guys are too sad.

The hungry feeling and the lonely feeling merged until it was hard to tell them apart.

One of the billions of things I love about Beyonce: The harder she tries to come on crazy, the less crazy she sounds.

But bringing people together is what music has always done best.