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The stories behind the songs from the world’s best loved songwriters

Gary Barlow extends his personal conversations with some of the world’s most exciting songwriters as he delves beyond the melodies and lyrics to discover the stories behind the songs. 

What really makes a great song? Gary Barlow has written some of the most beloved of the last few decades, and in this new series he meets fellow musicians and songwriters to get the inside story on what really makes the magic happen in the studio. From Barry Gibb to MNEK, Paloma Faith to Robbie Williams and many more, these great musical minds share their secrets of how some of their biggest hits came about.

Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs: Series 3: Simon Le Bon

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BBC Radio 2 - Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs, Series 3, Simon Le Bon

Simon Le Bon shares some hilarious musical memories with Gary Barlow.

Simon Le Bon and Gary Barlow reminisce over some of Duran Duran's masterpieces - find out how the band crafted the sound of an era. Enjoy this showman at his best.

Gary Barlow has a real laugh with Simon Le Bon as they reminisce over some of his biggest songs.  As part of Duran Duran, Simon has sold over 100 million records and written anthems like 'Rio', 'Girls on Film' and 'Ordinary World'.  Find out what it was really like recording the Band Aid Single ‘Do They Know It's Christmas?’ and the drama that unfolded when they wrote the Bond theme ‘View To A Kill’.  All the magic when you uncover the stories behind the songs.

Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs: Series 3

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Gary Barlow speaks to fellow acclaimed songwriters.

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