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The singers behind the Alan Parsons Project
From Eric Woolfson on “Eye in the Sky” to Colin Blunstone on “Old and Wise”: the singers and studio stories behind the Alan Parsons Project.
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音談野說 Music Stories | Behind the songs
Music Stories
For some, ABBA; for others, Mamma Mia!
From “Waterloo” and “The Winner Takes It All” to a mother and daughter singing in Mamma Mia!: nearly forty years passed before ABBA made a new album, while their songs kept finding other voices and stages.
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Listening to Lee Moon Sae brought someone back to mind
From “소녀” to “옛사랑,” follow the people and streets in Lee Moon Sae and Lee Young-hoon’s songs, then listen onward to “봄바람” and later work.
Music Stories
Chicago: the seven musicians behind the ballads
From “Get Away,” which follows “Hard to Say I’m Sorry,” we explore Chicago through eight songs: Terry Kath’s guitar, Peter Cetera’s ballads, and the band’s contrasting voices.
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Beyond “Take On Me”: listening further to Morten Harket
From a-ha’s comic-book hero to “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” solo albums and a new duet with his daughter: nine songs to follow.
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Starship’s “We Built This City”—the “worst” song?
A “worst pop song” label need not end your enjoyment. Six songs trace the changing bands and voices, from Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick to Marty Balin and Mickey Thomas.
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Listening to Shin Hae-cheol, and remembering what he said
From the opening of “To You” to Yali the chick, late-night radio and “Dream of a Freshwater Eel”: the places where Shin Hae-cheol’s songs and words met everyday life.
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The Carpenters, siblings who represented American pop in the 1970s
Karen first picked up drumsticks; Richard found a hit in a bank advertisement. Seven songs revisit the siblings and the musicians behind a familiar voice.
Music Stories
David Bowie’s final album, beyond the songs of space
From Major Tom and Ziggy Stardust to Blackstar: behind the images of space and farewell was an artist still making new work.
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Woni’s courage and five voices: how listeners came to love RESCENE
From driving lessons to Anwonjalbu, and from funny videos to songs: the members, their company and Solfa Studio helped new listeners discover RESCENE.
Music Stories
The songs three brothers made are still finding new listeners
Sanullim: how a band that began at home changed Korean popular music
Music Stories
The voices mistaken for the Beatles, before the Bee Gees became disco stars
From Beatles comparisons to a Miami bridge rhythm and a studio experiment with falsetto: the story of three brothers finding new uses for their voices.
Music Stories
MTV opened with a song about the radio star
MTV staff crossed a river to watch their first broadcast; musicians played for hours to sound like machines. The story of “Video Killed the Radio Star” between two eras.
Music Stories
Layla was a song; Pattie was a person
Eric Clapton, George Harrison, and Pattie Boyd. A letter opens the story of three people and invites us to hear familiar songs anew.