Barry Manilow: They Write The Songs

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Barry Manilow looks at the lives and works of composers of the Great American Songbook.

Barry Manilow looks at the lives and works of ten famous composers of the Great American Songbook, playing rare recordings and de-constructing their songs at his piano.

They Write the Songs: Series 4: Episode 1

22/09/2019

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Series 4

BBC Radio 2 - They Write the Songs, Series 4, Episode 1

Barry Manilow is back with a fourth series of 'They Write The Songs'.

Barry Manilow starts his new series by looking at the music of two of the greatest popular songwriters of all time, John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Barry starts his new series with two of the greatest popular song writers of all time. He looks at the way they expanded their song-writing from a basic three chord structure to include sophisticated changes, experimental techniques and new instruments. He discusses how The Beatles bridged the gap between the classic song writers of the Great American Song Book and the hit singles of pop radio, illustrating on piano how the music they heard at home, crept into the structures of their songs. Barry looks at how the two styles of John Lennon and Paul McCartney resulted in so many different styles of song. From the early hits like ‘Please Please Me’ to the inspired combined writing of ‘A Day in the Life’.

They Write the Songs: Series 4

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

Barry Manilow returns to celebrate the lives and work of the great songwriters.

International superstar Barry Manilow returns with a fourth series celebrating the lives and work of the great songwriters.

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