The '80s were an interesting time for songwriting. Studio technology was moving at a pace where the gear could inform creativity like never before. But songwriting is always about connections – and not just the visceral one between artist and listener. Collaborative writing feeds off of chemistry; one person's idea becoming bigger as it bounces off another's creativity.
But when the two parties are already successful artists in their own right, there's pressure. With the best will in the world, these songwriting partnerships can go either way – and it very nearly went south for John Oates and Icehouse's Iva Davies.
