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"Primitive"
George Martin on The Beatles' Songwriting
George Martin, in his autobiography Replay, recalls teaching The Beatles what a hook was when he first signed them. He’s credited with shaping how Can’t Buy Me Love opens, skipping the wait for the chorus.
Lennon and McCartney, now the benchmark for songwriting, were once students of the craft.
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
Early in David Bowie’s career, he was still just David Jones: mime student, mod hopeful, professional shape-shifter in search of a signal. This week we crack open The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and trace the strange little detours, false starts, and borrowed selves that led to Bowie becoming Bowie.
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Bob Dylan and the advent of DYLANOLOGY
Early in Dylan's career, one superfan designed to go through his trash to discover the real meaning of his work.
This week we take a look at a signed copy of Bob Dylan's autobiography and see how close we can get to the truth.
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