Music History: The Greatest Hits Explained

This episode of The Greatest Hits Explained takes us back to the early 1990s to discuss one of the most beautiful and most successful songs ever released: I Will Always Love You interpreted by Whitney Houston.First, we’ll take a look at the political and cultural situation the world was in when the song was released before we focus on the music by discussing the song, its production, success and reception. After that, we’ll get to know the artists / people behind the song (including Dolly Parton who wrote the song, David Foster who arranged the song, Whitney Houston who sang the song and the band members who provided the music for the original song as well as Whitney Hoston's cover version to name a few) and we’ll also explore more of the musical aspects related to “I Will Always Love You”. The grand finale will then be an exploration of the song’s legacy.You can find more interesting shows and episodes at MusicStoryTalk.com.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BM45X5THBVGY4&source=url)

This episode of The Greatest Hits Explained takes us back to the early 1950s to discuss one of the most beautiful songs ever released: Too Young by Nat King Cole.First, we’ll take a look at the political and cultural situation the world was in when the song was released before we focus on the music by discussing the song, its production, success and reception. After that, we’ll get to know the artists / people behind the song (including Sidney Lippman and Sylvia Dee who wrote the song, Nelson Riddle who arranged the song, Nat King Cole who sang the song and the orchestra members who provided the music for the song to name a few) and we’ll also explore more of the musical aspects related to “Too Young” and the music of the 1950s. The grand finale will then be an exploration of the song’s legacy.You can find more interesting shows and episodes at MusicStoryTalk.com.Episode timeline (hh:mm:ss):- Start - 00:00:00- The Times - 00:05:23- The Song & Production - 00:14:49- Success & Reception - 00:37:30- The Artist - 00:41:24- The Music - 02:57:29- The Lyrics - 03:09:12- The Legacy - 03:12:35- The Good-Bye - 03:31:59- The Sources - 03:35:26- End - 04:03:17MusicStoryTalk.com is operated by My Online Friend LLC and here are my other projects: MyCamperFriend.com, WFPBD.com, Wylin Sounds.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BM45X5THBVGY4&source=url)

This episode of The Greatest Hits Explained takes us back to the late 1950s to discuss the most successful Italian song ever released: Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) by Domenico Modugno.First, we’ll take a look at the political and cultural situation the world was in when the song was released before we focus on the music by discussing the song, its production, success and reception. After that, we’ll get to know the artists behind the song, Domenico Modugno (who co-wrote and sang the song) and Franco Migliacci (who co-wrote the song) and we’ll also explore more of the musical aspects related to “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)” and the canzone d'autore music genre per se. The grand finale will then be a quick exploration of the song’s legacy.You can find more interesting shows and episodes at MusicStoryTalk.com.Episode timeline (hh:mm:ss):- Start - 00:00:00- The Times - 00:04:56- The Song & Production - 00:12:19- Success & Reception - 00:19:03- The Artist - 00:33:19- The Music - 00:55:04- The Lyrics - 01:08:44- The Legacy - 01:17:06- The Good-Bye - 01:28:09- Outro - 01:31:16- Sources - 01:31:52- End - 01:41:36MusicStoryTalk.com is operated by My Online Friend LLC and here are my other projects: MyCamperFriend.com, WFPBD.com, Wylin Sounds.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BM45X5THBVGY4&source=url)

This episode of The Greatest Hits Explained takes you on an unforgettable journey with a focus on the 1930s and 1940s to explore the details behind one of the most recognizable popular songs and big band titles ever recorded: In The Mood by Glenn Miller.First, we’ll take a look at the political and cultural situation the world was in when the song was released before we focus on the music by discussing the song, its production, success and reception. After that, we’ll get to know the artist, Glenn Miller, as well as his orchestra and we’ll also explore more of the musical aspects related to “In The Mood” and the big band music genre per se. The grand finale will then be a quick exploration of the song’s legacy.You can find more interesting shows and episodes at MusicStoryTalk.com.Episode timeline (hh:mm:ss):- Start - 00:00:00- The Times - 00:05:26- The Song & Production - 00:13:59- Success & Reception - 00:21:52- The Artist - 00:27:08- The Music - 01:37:47- The Lyrics - 01:56:17- The Legacy - 01:58:28- The Good-Bye - 02:01:22- Outro - 02:03:23- Sources - 02:04:03- End - 02:11:40MusicStoryTalk.com is operated by My Online Friend LLC and here are my other projects: MyCamperFriend.com, WFPBD.com, Wylin Sounds.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BM45X5THBVGY4&source=url)