Posted on Dec 9, 2022
Music critic tracks down the untold stories behind your favorite songs of the '70s
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Marc Myers' book "Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral History of Top Hits That Changed Rock, Pop, Soul" reveals why it was the 21st of September for Earth, Wind and Fire's hit song and who inspired the heartbreak behind "She's Gone" by Hall & Oates.
Whether you've been at a wedding, party, waiting in line at a grocery store, or flipping through the radio, you've heard these timeless tunes.
Music journalist Marc Myers is following up his 2017 book "Anatomy of a Song" with the new release, "Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral History of Top Hits That Changed Rock, Pop, Soul." The book covers how dozens of famous songs were conceived, written, and recorded.
Here are some of the songs Meyer spoke about to Up To Date's Steve Kraske:
Whether you've been at a wedding, party, waiting in line at a grocery store, or flipping through the radio, you've heard these timeless tunes.
Music journalist Marc Myers is following up his 2017 book "Anatomy of a Song" with the new release, "Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral History of Top Hits That Changed Rock, Pop, Soul." The book covers how dozens of famous songs were conceived, written, and recorded.
Here are some of the songs Meyer spoke about to Up To Date's Steve Kraske:
Music critic tracks down the untold stories behind your favorite songs of the '70s
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..."Music journalist Marc Myers is following up his 2017 book "Anatomy of a Song" with the new release, "Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral History of Top Hits That Changed Rock, Pop, Soul." The book covers how dozens of famous songs were conceived, written, and recorded.
Here are some of the songs Myers spoke about to Up To Date's Steve Kraske:
“September” by Earth, Wind and Fire (1978): After talking with Marilyn White, Maurice White's widow, Myers found out September 21 was the day their son Kahbran was supposed to be born.
“Doctor, My Eyes” by Jackson Browne (1972): There's been some rumors over the years about whether Browne actually had an eye problem. Myers talked to Browne and found the musician's eyes did actually become infected in 1969 due to all the dust in his Echo Park basement apartment — an experience that Browne turned into a metaphor for lost innocence."...
..."Music journalist Marc Myers is following up his 2017 book "Anatomy of a Song" with the new release, "Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral History of Top Hits That Changed Rock, Pop, Soul." The book covers how dozens of famous songs were conceived, written, and recorded.
Here are some of the songs Myers spoke about to Up To Date's Steve Kraske:
“September” by Earth, Wind and Fire (1978): After talking with Marilyn White, Maurice White's widow, Myers found out September 21 was the day their son Kahbran was supposed to be born.
“Doctor, My Eyes” by Jackson Browne (1972): There's been some rumors over the years about whether Browne actually had an eye problem. Myers talked to Browne and found the musician's eyes did actually become infected in 1969 due to all the dust in his Echo Park basement apartment — an experience that Browne turned into a metaphor for lost innocence."...
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