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“We knew it didn’t need another lyric, so I just went ‘la, la, la…’”: The songwriting theory and modest gear behind Kylie Minogue’s 2001 pop gem

The dazzling track heralded the jaw-dropping return of the former pop pixie, yet Can't Get You Out of My Head was cooked up in record time by its writers - and with just one synth!

“It was too odd, too complicated. I felt like I had been so in my head that I couldn’t judge”: From Bollywood to Bond – unpacking the intricate arrangement of Toxic

“It was too odd, too complicated. I felt like I had been so in my head that I couldn’t judge”: From Bollywood to Bond – unpacking the intricate arrangement of Toxic

Cribbing from a Bollywood film soundtrack and the chords of Bond maestro John Barry, Toxic's extraordinary sound led it to become one of Britney’s biggest hits

“There’s a little song called Toxic that was headed my way, and I was like, ‘Toxic? I don’t know if I want a song called Toxic’”: Kylie Minogue on the Britney Spears hit that she turned down

“There’s a little song called Toxic that was headed my way, and I was like, ‘Toxic? I don’t know if I want a song called Toxic’”: Kylie Minogue on the Britney Spears hit that she turned down

“It's like the fish that got away. You just have to accept it," she previously admitted

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Both Britney Spears’ “Toxic” and Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” Are, Randomly, Likely Written About the Same Veterinarian with His Own Reality Show

Yeah, let us explain.

Britney Spears fans discover ‘Toxic’ is about unexpected TV star

He’s very well known to British viewers

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Britney Spears fans 'floored' after discovering Toxic was inspired by TV vet

Britney Spears fans were left 'floored' when they discovered her chart-topping and Grammy Award nominated song Toxic is inspired by a British TV vet

How Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You Out Of My Head was written in a couple of hours and took most of its sounds from the Korg Triton

As the star rides high again with Padam Padam, we look back at the writing and recording of one of her biggest hits

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RuPaul's Drag Race UK celebrity guest judges and guests revealed

RuPaul's Drag Race UK celebrity guest judges and guests revealed

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