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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: Christine McVie

Christine McVie

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BBC Radio 2 - Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs, Series 3, Christine McVie

Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie talks about creating some of the best songs of our time.

Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie goes down memory lane with Gary Barlow revealing the magic behind the best songs ever written.

Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie goes down a winding memory lane with Gary Barlow as she reveals the magic behind some of the best songs ever written. 
Discover how her journey took her from Birmingham to Los Angeles and how the revolutions of the band affected her marriage to John McVie and her sense of self.  She co-created one of the most epic albums of all time 'Rumours' - but discover if there was a price to pay for all that musical genius.  Christine grew up on the piano, playing jazz at an early age which lay the foundations for her songwriting in the future.  She created classics like ‘Don’t Stop’, ‘Songbird’ and ‘Little Lies’ - enjoy a songwriting masterclass from one of the most majestic women in the music business.

Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs: Series 3

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Gary Barlow speaks to fellow acclaimed songwriters.

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