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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 鈥楶lease Please Me鈥� to the inspired combined writing of 鈥楢 Day in the Life鈥�.

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Sun 22 Sep 2019 21:00
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Barry Manilow

    I Write the Songs

    • Manilow Greatest Hits - Platinum Coll.
    • Arista.

  • The Beatles

    Love Me Do

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 001.

  • The Beatles

    Please Please Me

    • 1962-1966.
    • Apple.
    • 7.

  • The Beatles

    Yesterday

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 011.

  • The Beatles

    Penny Lane

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 017.

  • The Beatles

    I Want To Hold Your Hand

  • The Beatles

    She Loves You

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 003.

  • The Beatles

    All My Loving

    • 1962-1966.
    • Apple.
    • 3.

  • The Beatles

    Ticket to ride

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 009.

  • The Beatles

    In My Life

    • 1962-1966.
    • Apple.
    • 11.

  • The Beatles

    Day Tripper

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 012.

  • The Beatles

    This Boy

    • The Beatles - Past Masters, Volume 1.
    • Parlophone.
    • 7.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Yesterday

    • My Way - The Best Of Frank Sinatra.
    • Reprise.

  • The Beatles

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • The Beatles

    A Day In The Life

    • 1967-1970.
    • Apple.
    • 6.

  • The Beatles

    Good Night

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  • Sun 22 Sep 2019 21:00
    成人快手 Radio 2