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The attack took place near to a US-backed aid distribution centre in Rafah. The IDF said it was currently unaware of casualties caused by its shelling.Also on the programme: Russian authorities have blamed sabotage for the collapse of two bridges near the border with Ukraine; and ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus pays tribute to the band's "fifth member," the sound engineer Michael Tretow who has just died. (Picture: Palestinians in mourning near Nasser Hospital in Gaza. Credit: Getty Images)

Matty and Kikau chat with Steven Gross who is currently the program head of The Abbott MFA in Musical Theater Collaboration Program at Temple University. Steven is the founder and CEO of MusicalTheatreSongs.com. His recommendation for today is the television show Hacks. ---Steven Gross has worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway, the West End and internationally as a music director, conductor, pianist, sub and vacation conductor. He is a Lortel Award nominee for Best Musical for his adaption of The Pirates of Penzance at the South Street Seaport. He has conducted the European premieres of The Life, Urinetown, Falsettos, Beehive, Forever Plaid, Closer Than Ever, Flora the Red Menace and other works. He also works extensively as a classical conductor and has appeared with many national and international opera companies, symphony orchestras and festivals. He is as an orchestrator and arranger for many symphony orchestras, theatrical, digital and online productions. His musical Nijinsky has been performed in Berlin, Zurich and Monte Carlo.Steven has collaborated on new musicals with Award-winning composers and lyricists including Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus, Sam Carner & Derek Gregor, Douglas Cohen and Zoe Samuel, Cy Coleman, David Friedman, Zina Goldrich & Marcy Heisler, Mark Hollmann & Greg Kotis, Brett Macias, Lauren Taslitz & Danny Ursetti. Steven holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from Yale University and is a Fulbright and Rotary Scholar. He has extensive experience working in academia as a clinician, guest artist and professor. 

Music journalist Fred Bronson returns to start our conversations about Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final 2. We discuss Montenegro, Luxembourg, Greece, Czechia, and Ireland, plus some delightful stories about long distance friendships and phone calls. Fred Bronson Fred Bronson is the author of seven books: Rockin' the Kremlin with David Junk, The Jacksons Legacy (with the Jacksons), Dick Clark's American Bandstand (with Dick Clark), The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits and The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits (with Adam White). Bronson has written the annual television specials The American Music Awards and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. His other credits include two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and an episode of the animated Star Trek series. For SiriusXM Radio, he has interviewed Paul McCartney, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA and created "Smokey's Place," a series for Smokey Robinson's Smokey's Soul Town channel where the legendary artist recalls his Motown memories and plays Motown favorites. He is a long-term contributor to Billboard, covering the Eurovision Song Contest and American Idol among many other topics. Polyethylene Summary Montenegro - Nina Žižić - "Dobrodošli" (3:48) Luxembourg - Laura Thorn - "La Poupée Monte Le Son" (10:54) Greece - Klavdia - "Asteromata" (22:34) Czechia - ADONXS - "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" (28:37) Ireland - EMMY - "Laika Party" (34:41) Final Thoughts (41:38) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Fred Bronson.

Label: Atlantic 3574Year: 1979Condition: M-Price: $14.00In case you have somehow avoided being infected by this acutely catchy tune, here's your opportunity! You can find an mp3 snippet of this in the Classic 45's jukebox... check it out! This Abba tune differs from most of their catalog in a couple respects: It's one of their rare A side tracks that features a male lead vocal (in this case, Bjorn Ulvaeus). It's also one of their few hard rockers, opening with that instantly memorable rhythm and punchy lead guitar.Note: The 45 itself grades very close to Mint. The picture sleeve is nearly flawless!

The game has been called “a model of decorum and tranquility”, and “religion plus finesse”, both quotes from Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and Bjorn Ulvaeus' musical “Chess”.So we talk about both.From the opening moves in Merano, Italy, to the Endgame in Bangkok, we find the game and the musical both mysterious and intriguing.Today's root beer is Hosmer Mountain.Intro and Outro music by Stockmusic331 on Pond5Send us a text

Zijn niet zo ongeveer alle grote steden doorsneden door een rivier? Altijd die trek naar gene zijde, en de eeuwige vraag naar het hoe. En kom je in de muziek van thema en expositie naar variatie en finale zonder een brug, een tunnel, een vaartocht? Misschien kun je stadsplattegronden wel lezen als partituren (al is dat geen garantie voor welluidendheid) en hoe zou het zijn als een stad ontworpen wordt als muziekstuk? Gedachten die trouwens gegarandeerd niets te maken hebben met deze uitzending van Vrije Geluiden uit de bar van Splendor in Amsterdam. Ook deze week was er natuurlijk een Hollandse Nieuwe! - dit keer Sarasvati van Merel Vercammen en Dina Ivanova. 23.04 CD Meant for you 2 (eigen uitgave z.nr.) Gerlo Hesselink: Boom Gerlo Hesselink Quartet; Flora de Geus (vocals) 6'00” 23.17 CD Meant for you 2 (eigen uitgave z.nr.) Gerlo Hesselink: Romy Gerlo Hesselink Quartet; Flora de Geus (vocals) 6'58” 23.25 CD Milestones. The Jazz Album Toots Thielemans: Bluesette Quatuor Ébène 3'50” 23.30 CD Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part (Nonesuch A 654102) Benny Andersson; Bjorn Ulvaeus; arr. Caroline Shaw: Lay all your love on me Caroline Shaw; So Percussion 4'33” 23.36 CD Sarasvati (All Ears Records AER001) Francis Poulenc: Sonate voor viool en piano - III Presto tragico Merel Vercammen; Dina Ivanova 5'47” 23.40 LP Music of Bill Evans (Landmark Records LLP1510) Bill Evans: Peace Piece Kronos Quartet 7'12” CD Lost and found (Pentatone PTC 5186 988) Bill Evans: Peace piece Sean Shibe [gitaar] 6'42”

On the July 6 edition of Music History Today, John meets Paul, disco hits number one, and Manfred Mann gets a lead singer. Also, happy birthday to 50 Cent and Bill Haley. For more music history, subscribe to my Spotify Channel or subscribe to the audio version of my music history podcasts, wherever you get your podcasts from ALL MUSIC HISTORY TODAY  PODCAST NETWORK LINKS - ⁠https://allmylinks.com/musichistorytoday⁠  On this date: In 1953, singer Dorothy Squires married actor Roger Moore.In 1957, John Lennon met Paul McCartney and one of the greatest musical partnerships was born. In 1963, Chubby Checker performed at a concert before the Mets baseball game in New York City. In 1964, the film A Hard Day's Night by the Beatles premiered in London. In 1965, Marty Balin started forming the group Jefferson Airplane. In 1966, Elvis Presley's movie Paradise Hawaiian Style opened. In 1966, Mike D'abo became the lead singer for Manfred Mann. In 1967, Pink Floyd performed on British TV's Top of the Pops music show for the first time. In 1969, Mick Jagger started filming the movie Ned Kelly. In 1971, Bjorn Ulvaeus & Agnetha Faitskog of ABBA were married. In 1972, David Bowie created controversy in England when he put his arms around guitarist Mick Ronson during his performance of his song Starman on the British TV show Top of the Pops. In 1974, the Hues Corporation became the first disco group to hit number one on the Billboard singles chart with Rock the Boat. In 1977, the event that inspired Pink Floyd's album The Wall happened when Roger Waters yelled at the crowd during Pink Floyd's concert in Montreal for setting off fireworks & being unruly. In 1978, Tammy Wynette married record producer George Richey. In 1984, the Jacksons started their Victory tour, which was the last time that Michael toured with his brothers. In 1988, Neil Young's video for his song This Note's For You, about music artists selling their songs to corporations for commercials, was banned by MTV because it mentioned corporate brands like Coke & Pepsi. The video ended up winning video of the year at that year's MTV Video Music Awards. In 1990, the animated movie Jetsons the Movie, co-starring the voice of singer Tiffany premiered. In 1991, BB King & James Brown performed in Zagreb, Croatia. In 1991, Mary Travers of Peter, Paul, & Mary married restaurant owner Ethan Robbins. In 1994, the movie Forest Gump opened. The movie spawned a hit soundtrack of songs from the 1950s - 1970s. In 1999, Richie Havens published the book They Can't Hide Us Anymore, which was his autobiography. In 2009, Ryan Ross & Jon Walker left the group Panic! at the Disco. In 2009, Alanis Morissette started her acting role on the TV show Weeds. In 2016, singer Ciara married football player Russell Wilson. In 2019, Lil Nas X's song Old Town Road with Billy Ray Cyrus broke the record set by 3 other songs for longest hip hop song at #1 when it started its 13th straight week at #1 on Billboard's hot 100 singles chart. The song would eventually break the record for longest #1 reign on that chart, regardless of genre, & still holds the record at 19 consecutive weeks. In classical music: In 1877, Pyotr Tchaikovsky married wife Antonina Miliukova. In 1975, Dmitri Shostakovich finished his Sonate for Alto Opus 147. In theater:  In 1946, the Broadway show St Louis Woman closed. In 1997, the Broadway musical Dream, the Johnny Mercer Musical closed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musichistorytodaypodcast/support

Have modern songwriters become lazy? ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus says that modern artists think a song is complete too early. He believes once a songwriter comes up with a good chorus or a good hook, they render it complete without giving the rest of the song time. Joining Seán to discuss this statement is singer-songwriter RuthAnne.

Have modern songwriters become lazy? ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus says that modern artists think a song is complete too early. He believes once a songwriter comes up with a good chorus or a good hook, they render it complete without giving the rest of the song time. Joining Seán to discuss this statement is singer-songwriter RuthAnne.

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This week on Finding Your Bliss, Life Coach and Bliss Expert Judy Librach is joined by legendary and award-winning musical theatre actress, singer, dancer and composer Louise Pitre! Receiving a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut in the smash hit "Mamma Mia!" was a highlight for Louise Pitre, Canada

Label: Atlantic 3574Year: 1979Condition: M-Last Price: $12.00. Not currently available for sale.In case you have somehow avoided being infected by this acutely catchy tune, here's your opportunity! You can find an mp3 snippet of this in the Classic 45's jukebox! This Abba tune differs from most of their catalog in a couple respects: It's one of their rare A side tracks that features a male lead vocal (in this case, Bjorn Ulvaeus). It's also one of their few hard rockers, opening with that instantly memorable rhythm and punchy lead guitar.

Note: We want to be clear that this episode does include material that has been generated by Financial Times journalists using AI tools...we've done it to illustrate just how much AI is influencing the music industry.-------AI has arrived in the music world, and the industry is being forced to wrangle with it. The technology is now sophisticated enough to create entirely new deepfake songs. This year, millions of fake covers, and songs that clone the voices of musical artists, have appeared online. The FT's pop critic Ludo Hunter-Tilney has fallen down a wormhole to make sense of how these programs work. He actually made a song of his own, an original fake song in the style of Tom Waits. He plays it for us, and it's pretty bad.-------We love hearing from you! You can email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We're on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.-------Links: – Ludo's article for FT Magazine, Can AI make me a musical star? https://on.ft.com/3XRMnoZ – Ludo is on Twitter @ludohunter – Anna Nicolaou on why Spotify has ejected thousands of AI-made songs: https://on.ft.com/3rvSqnq – One of Ludo's recent stories – a review of Glastonbury festival: https://on.ft.com/3rvSq6U -------Special offers for Weekend listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial are here: http://ft.com/weekendpodcast.--------------Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco. Songs played: “Downtown Train” written by Tom Waits, published by Island Records. “Gritty Troubador's Backstreet”, written by chatGPT, Ludo Hunter-Tilney, Voicify.ai and Boomy.Songs referenced: “Dancing Queen” written by Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson, published by Stockholm Records and MCA/Universal. “Ni**as in Paris” written by Kanye West, Shawn Carter, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky, Jeff Cox and Dave Cox, published by Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation and Def Jam. “A Thousand Miles” written by Vanessa Carlton, produced by Ron Fair and Curtis Schweizer, published by A&M.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From an early age Tim Rice was a pop music fanatic. He began his professional life as a trainee solicitor. While still an apprenticed clerk Tim approached the head of Arlington Books, Desmond Elliot, with the idea of writing a book about pop history. The idea didn't impress Elliot, but the fact that Tim was also a budding song-writer did. Elliot knew someone in need of a collaborator: a young man called Andrew Lloyd Webber, who wanted to be a composer. At Elliot's suggestion, Tim wrote to Andrew, and a meeting was quickly arranged. The two men hit it off immediately, and, owing to Andrew's love of American musical theatre, began to try to write a musical rather than pop singles. And so this story begins. Tim Rice continued to work with Andrew Lloyd Webber, giving us visceral and intelligent musical theatre fare that includes Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita. The pair also share the unique accolade of writing a song for Elvis Presley; “It's Easy for You”. The song is also remarkable in that it is the last song on the last album released during Elvis' lifetime. Subsequent collaborations have been with fellow titans of the craft - Elton John, Alan Menken, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson creating popular theatrical fare that includes Chess, The Lion King, Aladdin and Aida. His output has been presented by the Disney Organisation, on Broadway, in The West End and for commercial stages around the globe. The popularity of his works with community and school theatres has ensured that at any time, somewhere in the world, a Tim Rice musical is being produced. This year in Australia alone we have seen commercial productions of Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat and Beauty & the Beast. Tim is the recipient of 3 Academy Awards, 4 Tonys, 5 Grammys and 1 Emmy - making him that ‘rare bird' in the entertainment industry - one of only 17 artists to have garnered an EGOT. He was knighted by Elizabeth 2nd for services to music in 1994. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is an inductee to the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, a Disney Legend Recipient, a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, and has his own Cricket team.With Andrew Lloyd Webber he wrote a musical for Queen Elizabeth titled Cricket, and has crafted songs for Freddy Mercury, Placido Domingo and David Essex.Tim Rice has contributed songs to soundtracks, such as “All Time High” for the Bond movie Octopussy. His most recent musical work, From Here To Eternity opened in 2013. He is the co-author of the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and a co-founder of Pavilion Books.And today, celebrates 400 episodes of the STAGES podcast.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

“KRISTINA FRAN DUVEMALA” es el musical del que se sienten más orgullosos Benny Andersson y Björn Ulvaeus, ex componentes de ABBA, que adaptaron la tetralogía de Vilhelm Moberg, que narra la emigración de unas familias desde Suecia a América, huyendo de la pobreza y la rigidez religiosa en el país a mediados del siglo 19. El trabajo de Bjorn Ulvaeus para condensar las cuatro novelas en un musical de casi cuatro horas, así como la maravillosa partitura de Benny Andersson fueron alabadas por la crítica que dijo que era la pieza de teatro musical más ambiciosa desde “Porgy and Bess” y la más seria y elegante desde los tiempos de Rodgers y Hammerstein. La obra se mantuvo casi cuatro años en cartel en Suecia pero los autores tras el fracaso de su musical “Chess” en Broadway, desconfiaron del éxito del musical fuera de su país y trabajaron con Herbert Kretzmer, letrista de “Los Miserables” para hacer la adaptación al inglés, que presentaron en una versión en concierto en el Carnaggie Hall de Nueva York en 2090 y en el Albert Hall de Londres en 2010. Esta versión en concierto en inglés se grabó en disco y es la que hemos utilizado para el podcast. Prácticamente es la misma versión que la original, aunque algunos momentos se sirven de un narrador para pasar de una escena a otra. En el reparto están Helen Sjöholm como Kristina, repitiendo el personaje que creó en 1995 y al que ha quedado asociada de por vida. Russell Watson es Karl Oskar, Louise Pitre es Ulrika y Kevin Odekirk es Robert. 00h 00’00” Skördefest 00h 01’36” Presentación 00h 04’19” Cabecera 00h 05’22” Inicio 00h 06’03” Overtura 00h 10’13” Paths of leaves and needles 00h 12’01” Where you go I go with you 00h 18’03” Stone King 00h 21’08” Down to the sea 00h 25’32” Bad harvest 00h 32’53” No 00h 38’11” He’s our pilot 00h 40’16” Never 00h 46’14” Golden wheatfields 00h 48’32” All who are grieving 00h 52’31” We open up the gateways 00h 56’47” Peasants at sea 01h 01’14” Lice 01h 06’32” In the dead of darkness 01h 10’35” A Sunday in Battery Park 01h 15’30” Home 01h 19’34” American man 01h 24’31” Dreams of gold 01h 28’20” Summer rose 01h 32’59” Emperors and Kings 01h 37’16” Twilight images calling 01h 43’54” Queen of the praire 01h 50’02” Wild grass 01h 56’30” Gold can turn to sand 02h 03’43” Wildcat money 02h 07’59” A miracle of God 02h 12’30” Down to the waterside 02h 14’50” Miscarriage 02h 16’41” You have to been there 02h 23’13” Here I am again 02h 30’17” With child again 02h 33’00” Rising from myth and legend 02h 36’02” I’ll be waiting there 02h 42’41” Curiosidades y anécdotas 02h 44’20” Aldrid

Welcome to the middle of the second British Invasion!  John Howard Jones was born in Southampton, in southern England to Welsh parents.  He grew up in Wales, moved to Canada when he was a teenager, and returned to the UK in the mid 70's where he attended the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.  The was the oldest of four boys, all of which became musicians, and started piano at the age of 7.  Dream Into Action is Howard Jones' second studio album, and was released in this month.  It went to number 10 on the Billboard 200, and number 2 on the UK albums chart.  Rupert Hine was the producer, who also produced albums for Rush.  Howard's brother Martin Jones plays bass on this album, and he has the group Afrodiziak as backing vocals on a number of tracks.  Jones had a successful debut release in 1984 called "Human Lib," and "Dream Into Action" would be an even bigger hit.  Howard Jones has a piano and keyboards-driven sound, and his lyrics are quite positive.  Jones believes that his positivity and depth tends to create a negative perception in the media, stating that "what's 'cool' is often very shallow and transient." Jones is still putting out albums today.  He released an album called Transform in 2019, and one called Dialogue in 20222.Bruce brings this synth-heavy 80's album to the podcast. Like to Get to Know You WellThis track preceded the album by over six months.  It came out as a single in August of 1984 as the Summer Olympics were kicking off in Los Angeles, and was dedicated to "the original spirit of the Olympic Games."  It was included in a remix album called "the 12" Album" in November 1984 before being included in this studio album.Assault and BatteryThis is a deeper cut which was played on an episode of Miami Vice.  The lyrics are about the horrors of eating meat - Jones was a vegetarian at the time, and is a vegan today.  This songs reminds us of Styx and Elton John with the keyboard work.  Life In One DayThe third single from the album (or fourth, depending upon how you count "Like to Get to Know You Well") went to number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.  The lyrics are about not rushing through life, but taking time to enjoy the place where you are.  The British vocal group Afrodiziak can be heard contributing backing vocals to this song. Things Can Only Get BetterThe first single from the album is the big hit.  It went to number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.  Afrodiziak contributes backing vocals to this track as well.  It is a very deliberately positive song, encouraging the listener who is down on his luck to keep going, and to keep looking for better days ahead. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:Theme to the from the television series "Moonlighting" by Al JarreauBruce Willis launched his career in this detective romance comedy that starred Willis and Cybill Shepherd. STAFF PICKS:Don't Come Around Here No More by Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersRob features a song written by Tom Petty and Dave Stewart (from the Eurythmics).  This was the main hit from the sixth studio album "Southern Accents."  It is a break-up song partially inspired by a conversation Stewart overheard between Joe Walsh and Stevie Nicks.  The Alice In Wonderland-themed video is a must-see.We Are the World by U.S.A. for AfricaLynch brings us the ultimate supergroup.  This was a benefit single for victims of famine in Africa, and raised over $60 million.  The song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and Quincey Jones produced it.  Musicians appearing in the band were a veritable "who's who" in the music world, including performers as diverse as Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Steve Perry, and Ray Charles.White Lies by Jason & the Scorchers Wayne's staff pick is off the group's first full length album, "Lost and Found."  Jason & the Scorchers' high energy and country twang led them to be described as "cowpunk."  The lyrics describe a couple in a bad relationship.  "Take these chains and set me free, release me from this misery.  Now, don't you waste my time with your alibis 'cause your heart can't hide what I see in your eyes."One Night in Bangkok by Murray HeadBruce goes to the theater for his staff pick.  This song is from a concept album and musical called "Chess," written by Benny Andersson and  Bjorn Ulvaeus (formerly of ABBA).  The musical is about a Cold War-era chess tournament between two grandmasters, one American and one Soviet.  Murray Head performs the spoken verse and Anders Glenmark sings the chorus. COMEDY TRACK:I'm Kissin' You Goodbye by Ray StevensWe finish up this week's podcast with a break-up song in a style only Ray Stevens can deliver.

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Sir Tim Rice, Legendary Lyricist and EGOT Winner About Harvey's guest: Today's very special guest, Sir Tim Rice, is a man whose monumental contributions to the world of musical theatre can hardly be overstated.   His collaborations with composer Andrew Lloyd Webber on the phenomenally successful and beloved shows, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat”, “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Evita”, brought him worldwide acclaim, as one of the greatest and most innovative lyricists of the modern age.    He went on to co-write “Blondel” with Stephen Oliver, and “Chess”, with Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA.  With Sir Elton John, he wrote “The Lion King”, “Aida”, and “The Road to El Dorado”.   He collaborated with Alan Menken on “Aladdin”, “King David”, and the theatrical production AND live action re-make of “Beauty and the Beast”, which is the highest-grossing live action musical of all time.   He co-wrote a musical called “Heathcliff”, based on Emily Bronte's “Wuthering Heights”, which produced a wonderful album featuring Sir Cliff Richard and the late Olivia Newton-John.   And with composer Stuart Brayson, he co-wrote the musical production, “From Here to Eternity”, based on the 1953 James Jones novel.    This man's list of accomplishments is nothing short of jaw-dropping.    His shows have broken box office records in the West End, on Broadway, and around the world.    Many of his songs have become global #1 hits, including “Jesus Christ Superstar”, “I Don't Know How to Love Him”, “Don't Cry for me Argentina”, “I Know Him So Well”, “Someday Out of the Blue” – and he even wrote the lyrics to my favourite song from a James Bond movie, “All Time High”, from “Octopussy”, recorded by Rita Coolidge.    And speaking of #1 hits, he's won THREE Academy Awards and THREE Golden Globe Awards for his songs “A Whole New World” from “Aladdin”, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from “The Lion King”, and “You Must Love Me”, from the 1996 movie, “Evita”.  He received 2 more Oscar nominations for “Circle of Life” and “Hakuna Matata” from “The Lion King”.  He's been nominated for 9 Tony Awards and won 3 – 2 for “Evita” and 1 for “Aida”.  In fact, “Evita” was the 1st British musical to win the Tony award for Best Musical.  He's been nominated for 12 Grammy awards, and won FIVE.   And, in 2018, when he won an Emmy award for the live TV performance of “Jesus Christ Superstar”, he became an EGOT winner, one of only 18 people in the world to have won the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.   He's been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the American Theatre Hall of Fame.  And in recognition of his work in film and theatre, he was inducted as a Disney Legend.  He's received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.   And last but most certainly not least, in 1994 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth the 2nd. For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/ To see more about Sir Tim Rice, go to:http://www.timrice.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/TimRiceWords/https://twitter.com/SirTimRice#TimRice  #SirTimRice  #harveybrownstoneinterviews

Music Ally Focus Ep. 99: Successful songwriter Niclas Molinder co-founded the music credits ecosystem Session along with two other Swedish songwriters, Max Martin and Bjorn Ulvaeus in 2019. Music Ally's editor Joe Sparrow asks him about what he's doing to make sure that as much new music as possible has all the correct credits and metadata baked in from the start – and ask him why getting music metadata straightened out is taking so long. Session aims to attach complete metadata is attached to all recordings and songs at the point of creation. Niclas has written and produced for artists such as Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Mary J Blige and The Jonas Brothers. Niclas also talks about the challenges that companies who have spent fortunes buying catalogues of decades-old songs – often with patchy metadata – can go about uncovering and attaching the correct credits to their catalogue of music. Session: https://www.session.id Niclas' music choices: Sting – They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo) youtu.be/MS_bN5ECJTI Monica Zetterlund – Waltz For Debbie Most rice grains eaten in one minute using chopsticks ------

This week we have an actual real life member of ABBA on Table Manners. Only a few days after we went to see Abba Voyage, the legend, Bjorn Ulvaeus came over to Clapham for lunch.Bjorn told us all about how the Abba Voyage show came to fruition and how he and his band mates were turned into avatars. We spoke about Abba's Eurovision win back in 1974 and what food they ate to celebrate!Whilst eating mum's delicious blackened chicken with caramelised clementine sauce, (thank you Yotam), Bjorn told us about his love of sweets, his mum's weekly fried pork & his introduction to Sashimi in Tokyo.If you ever wondered what Bjorn's karaoke song was… tune in! It's all in there.An absolute honour to host you Bjorn. If you haven't already, go and see Abba Voyage - it will NOT disappoint. X Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not all megamusicals were big hits -- not on Broadway, at least. This episode, we look at one of the most infamous and enduring of the failed London to Broadway transfers: Chess. The score, by Time Rice, Benny Andersson, and Bjorn Ulvaeus, has endured, however, powered by such pop hits as "Nobody's Side." All clips are from the 1988 Original Broadway Cast Recording of Chess featuring Judy Kuhn and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Buy the album on Amazon! Listen to the SMSTS playlist on Spotify. Follow the show on Twitter: @somuchstuffpod Follow SMSTS on Instagram: @somuchstufftosing Email the show: somuchstufftosing@gmail.com

MAMMA MIA COMPOSER: Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus LYRICIST: Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus BOOK: Catherine Johnson DIRECTOR: Phyllida Lloyd CHOREOGRAPHER: Anthony Van Laast PRINCIPLE CAST: Judy Kaye (Rosie), Karen Mason (Tanya), Louise Pitre (Donna) OPENING DATE: Oct 18, 2001 CLOSING DATE: Sep 12, 2015 PERFORMANCES: 5,758 SYNOPSIS: Sophie is about to be married and wants her father at the wedding except she doesn't know who that might be. Limiting it to three men that her mother knew intimately, she invites them all to her wedding to see if she can figure out which one is her real dad.  Using the hits of Swedish pop group ABBA to tell a fictional story, Mamma Mia! was heralded as Broadway's first mega-hit jukebox musical. After the rocky reception of their first Broadway endeavor, Chess, band members Benny Andersson and Björn Alvaeus gave complete freedom to book writer Catherine Johnson, believing the plot of the musical was the key to its success, not the music. Upon opening, though the show was mocked by critics and ultimately overlooked by awards shows, the musical was a major commercial success. Malcolm Womack explores how its financial successes encouraged producers to mine the discographies of successful artists to guarantee Broadway hits with such musicals as All Shook Up, Lennon, Come Fly Away, and Movin' Out.  Malcolm Womack is an Assistant Teaching Professor at the Penn State School of Theatre. He has been published in the academic journals Film & Theatre and the Journal of Popular Culture, and has contributed several entries to the African American National Biography. Malcolm has written about Mamma Mia! previously twice, providing an article for the journal Studies in Musical Theatre and a chapter for the edited collection Mamma Mia! The Movie: Exploring a Cultural Phenomenon. He received his doctorate from the University of Washington with a dissertation on Harlem's Cotton Club. SOURCES Mamma Mia, Original Cast Recording, Decca Records (1999) Mamma Mia! How Can I Resist You: The Inside Story of Mamma Mia And The Songs Of ABBA by Judy Craymer, Benny Anderson, and Bjorn Ulvaeus, published by WN (2006) Mamma Mia starring Pierce Brosnan and Meryl Streep, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, NBC Universal (2008) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gentleman regressa a Portugal para concerto em novembro; Patrick Watson passou por Lisboa para promover o seu mais recente disco; Bjorn Ulvaeus está nervoso com o regresso dos ABBA aos palcos.

We all have an idea on what it takes to get the music process from creation to consumption. The path taken has changed dramatically and historically over the past 20 years or so. At the same time, the one thing that has remained constant is that people love to create, and people love to listen. With all the new technology and ways to distribute music, how does the creative person, while rising above the clutter of all the releases out in the world, ensure that you get properly compensated for your work?  The consumer end of things have stabilized to a point where the listener can find your music, but at the same time, can the money trail find you as the official owner and registrant of your material? What if you're a co-writer on a song? Do you know the legal name(s) of the other writers on your song? Do you have the proper metadata to ensure that your songs are registered properly? There are 5 identifiers which control who's doing what when it comes to registering your song, and these are used worldwide. Niclas Molinder and his partners have created a new company called “Session” which can help simplify the process for you, and code your creative content with those five identifiers that will help smooth the revenue stream for you. Niclas Molinder is an award-winning songwriter, music producer and musician who also leads several organizations focused on transforming the music industry's management of data and rights for the benefit of creators. After 20 years of songwriting and producing for artists such as Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Mary J Blige and The Jonas Brothers, as well as running his own publishing company RedFly Music – the Swedish entrepreneur has become the figurehead for pioneering solutions for the massive value gap in the music industry. In 2019, Niclas Molinder partnered with Bjorn Ulvaeus (of ABBA fame) and Max Martin to found Session, the world's first independent global hub for authoritative music metadata sourced from creators, built to ensure creators get the credit they deserve. Molinder's vision is to bring the global music industry and technologists together to create a standard for how music creators and their representatives are identified in their contribution to songs - so everyone can get credited and correctly compensated when their music is used. In 2016, Niclas also founded Music Rights Awareness Foundation, an apolitical foundation that works to provide an educational solution to the value gap in industry, by increasing knowledge of music rights worldwide, adjusted to the future industry. www.session.id The Business Side of Music ™ © 2022 Lotta Dogs Productions LLC Showrunner and Executive Producer Emeritus: Tom Sabella Producer and Host (the guy who has a face for podcasting): Bob Bender Co-Producer - Audio/Video Editor (the man behind the curtain): Mark Sabella Director of Video and Continuity (the brains of the entire operation): Deborah Halle Marketing and Social Media (all knowing): Sarah Fleshner for 362 Entertainment All Around Problem Solver (and Mental Health Therapist for us): Connie Ribas Recorded inside an old beat up Airstream Trailer located somewhere on what's left of Music Row in Nashville TN (except during pandemics, then it's pretty much been accomplished VIA Zoom or over the phone, with the exception for those fearless enough to come to Bob Bender's dining room… and there have been a few that have survived). Mixed and Mastered at Music Dog Studios in Nashville, TN Editing and Post at Midnight Express Studio located in Olian, NY Production Sound Design: Keith Stark Voice Over and Promo: Lisa Fuson Special Thanks to the creator and founder of the podcast, Tom Sabella, along with Traci Snow for producing and hosting over 100 episodes of the original "Business Side of Music" podcast and trusting us to carry on their legacy.  Website: If you would like to be a guest on the show, please submit a request to: musicpodcast@mail.com If you're interested in becoming a sponsor for the show, let us know and we'll send you a media / sponsorship kit to you. Contact us at musicpodcast@mail.com

Traemos un segundo programa dedicado al letrista Tim Rice en el que nos vamos a centrar en sus trabajos colaborando con Andrew Lloyd Webber, Elton John, Alan Menken o Benny Andersson y Bjorn Ulvaeus, siendo en gran parte responsable de la reinvención del teatro musical, con obras en las que prácticamente todos los diálogos eran cantados, acuñando el término de ópera rock, cuyo nacimiento y autoría surgió a raíz de la aparición de las grabaciones de “Hair” (1967), “Tommy” (1969) y “Jesucristo Superstar” (1970) que conectaron con la juventud, antes incluso de subir a escena. En el programa anterior hablamos de los principios de Tim Rice como letrista, tratando de acceder a las listas de éxito de la música pop y de sus colaboraciones como adaptador o completando un material ya existente como fue en los casos de “La bella y la bestia” o “Aladdin”, por lo que estos no aparecerán en este programa. Este segundo podcast está dedicado a los musicales de los que fue parte fundamental en la creación desde el principio. 00h 00'00" Inicio 00h 01'06" Cabecera 00h 01'44" ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER 00h 03'58" Close every door - Philip Schoffield 00h 06'56" Any dream will do - Jason Donovan 00h 10'43" Heaven on their minds - Josh Young 00h 14'23" I don't know how to love him - Yvonne Elliman & Ian Gillan 00h 18'30" Gethsemane - Ian Gillan 00h 24'02" Oh what a circus - David Essex 00h 27'47" Another suitcase in another hall - Barbara Dickson 00h 30'45" Don't cry for me, Argentina - Elaine Paige 00h 36'32" BLONDEL y CHESS 00h 37'05" The least of my troubles - Paul Nicholas 00h 40'59" Running back for more - Elaine Paige 00h 44'06" One night in Bangkok - Murray Head 00h 49'02· I know him so well - Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson 00h 53'12" Someone else's story - Elaine Paige 00h 56'53" CRICKET y HEATHCLIFF 00h 58'19" The summer game - The London Quartet 01h 01'47" A misunderstood man - Cliff Richard 01h 06'16" Had to be - Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton John 01h 10'23" Be with me always - Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton John 01h 15'25" THE LION KING y KING DAVID 01h 16'52" Circle of life - Carmen Twilie 01h 20'47" Hakuna Matata - Nathan Lane y Ernie Sabella 01h 24'49" Can you feel the love tonight - Elton John 01h 28'45" Sheer perfection - Marcus Lovett & Judy Khun 01h 33'03" Saul has stain his thousands - Stephen Bogardus & Chorus 01h 36'41" This new Jerusalem - Marcus Lovett & Anbthony Galde 01h 40'54" MÁS ELTON JOHN 01h 41'37" Every story is a love story - Sherie Rene Scott 01h 44'57" Fortune favors the brave - Adam Pascal & Cast 01h 47'10" Elaborate lives - Adam Pascal & Heather Headley 01h 51'29" Written in the stars - Adam Pascal & Heather Headley 01h 55'37" The panic in me - Elton John 02h 01'02" It's thought to be a God - Elton John & Randy Newman 02h 04'44" My heart dances - Elton John 02h 09'29" PRINCIPIO Y FINAL 02h 10'36" A man on his own - Adam Brazier 02h 14'50" Going, going, gone - Tim Rice 02h 19'15" G Company Blues - Ensemble 02h 22'39" Fight the fight - Robert Londsdale & Ensemble 02h 25'08" More than America - Darius Campbell & Rebecca Thornhill

Tim relates the story of the international travels and travails of Chess on stage and in concert in the 38 years since he, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson produced the original recording of the musical drama. He plays three songs performed by the current Moscow Chess cast.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Label: Atlantic 3574 djYear: 1979Condition: MPrice: $12.00This is a new, unplayed Stereo/Mono promo copy, in its original factory sleeve. In case you have somehow avoided being infected by this acutely catchy tune, here's your opportunity! You can find an mp3 snippet of this in the Classic 45's jukebox! This Abba tune differs from most of their catalog in a couple respects: It's one of their rare A side tracks that features a male lead vocal (in this case, Bjorn Ulvaeus). It's also one of their few hard rockers, opening with that instantly memorable rhythm and punchy lead guitar.

El Tribunal Supremo obliga en una sentencia a impartir un mínimo del 25 % de clases en castellano en la escuela pública de esta región. Pues bien, El presidente de la Generalitat, Pere Aragonès, ha exigido este miércoles en Palma al Gobierno central que defienda y proteja el catalán en Cataluña y ha aseverado: "el catalán en la escuela no se toca". Felipe Sicilia, ha defendido este miércoles la reforma de la ley de seguridad ciudadana del Gobierno, al señalar que su único objetivo es garantizar los derechos y libertades de los ciudadanos, "no recortarlos" como, en su opinión, hacía la anterior norma del PP.El pasaporte COVID será obligatorio a partir de mañana jueves en Aragón para los mayores de 12 años que quieran acceder a establecimientos de ocio nocturno, celebraciones en establecimientos de hostelería y restauración y eventos multitudinarios. El temporal de frío, lluvia y nieve, que afecta a amplias zonas del país con temperaturas mínimas de hasta 12 grados bajo cero, ha provocado inundaciones y caída de árboles, así como retenciones y complicaciones en la circulación del tráfico.Bjorn Ulvaeus, uno de los miembros fundadores del grupo ABBA ha estado en Madrid para participar en un encuentro en la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares. Edición: Julián M. Garvín.Montaje: Gustavo LunaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Label: Atlantic 3574Year: 1979Condition: MPrice: $8.50From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, in its original factory sleeve. In case you have somehow avoided being infected by this acutely catchy tune, here's your opportunity! You can find an mp3 snippet of this in the Classic 45's jukebox! This Abba tune differs from most of their catalog in a couple respects: It's one of their rare A side tracks that features a male lead vocal (in this case, Bjorn Ulvaeus). It's also one of their few hard rockers, opening with that instantly memorable rhythm and punchy lead guitar. Note: This copy has light storage wear that lowers the Label grade to Near Mint. The wax and audio are pristine. (This scan is a representative image from our archives.)

What's the hype about the Korean series on Netflix titled Squid Game? It's number one on Netflix but is it any good?  1. Movie Magic Opening Theme produced, composed & performed by Corey Gomez. 2. "Fly Me To The Moon"; performed by Frank Sinatra & written by Bart Howard. Label: Universal. 3. "Winner Takes It All" (cover); performed by Sarah Dawn Finer & written by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson. Label: Merlin Playground Music Scandinavia. Published by Universal Music. 4. "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" (Acoustic); performed by Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal, Chris Hughes, Ian Stanley & Mark Letteri. Label: Mercury. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Te invitamos a recorrer la carrera de uno de los letristas más importantes surgidos en Reino Unido en la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Tim Rice, que aunque quería ser cantante pronto se dio cuenta de que la gente le buscaba más por las letras que escribía para canciones que por su voz. Pronto contactó con Andrew Lloyd Webber arrancando juntos una carrera de éxitos que vamos a dividir en dos podcasts. En este primero nos centraremos en sus inicios escribiendo letras para melodías de Lloyd Webber tratando de entrar en las listas de éxitos, algo que no conseguirían hasta destacar como autores de musicales que les catapultaría a la fama a nivel mundial. Dejando para un segundo podcast sus trabajos como letrista en musicales en los que trabajó en su creación desde el principio con Andrew Lloyd Webber, Elton John o Benny y Bjorn Ulvaeus y en este daremos un repaso a canciones de sus inicios y otras escritas para Elaine Paige o Elvis Presley, así como sus adaptaciones al inglés de musicales como “Starmania” o sus colaboraciones para completar musicales como “La bella y la bestia” o “Aladin”. 00h 00'00" Presentación 00h 01'10" Cabecera 00h 01'48" PRINCIPIOS CON LLOYD WEBBER 00h 03'04" Believe me I will - Sacha Distel. 00h o5'58" Come back Richard, your country needs you - Tim Rice 00h 08'54" Down thru summer - Ross Hannaman 00h 11'46" Goodbye Seattle - Paul Raven 00h 14'40" I’ll give all my love to Southend - Ross Hannaman 00h 16'36" Try it and see - Rita Pavone 00h 19'27" COMPONIENDO PARA CANTANTES DETERMINADOS 00h 20'05" A winter’s tale - David Essex 00h 24'13" Disillusion me - Gary Bond 00h 27'30" Magdalena - Tony Christie 00h 30'53" What a line to go out on - Yvonne Elliman 00h 34'21" Dance the dance - Connie Fisher 00h 38'24" It's easy for you - Elvis Presley 00h 41'48" ESCRIBIENDO PARA ELAINE PAIGE 00h 42'14" Falling down to Earth (Mike Batt) 00h 46'17" The last one to leave (Florrie Palmer) 00h 48'58" Hot as sun (Paul McCartney) 00h 52'10" The second time (Francis Lai) 00h 56'12" Missing (Vangelis) 00h 59'54" All things considered" (Vangelis) 01h 03'32" CANCIONES PARA EL CINE 01h 04'16" All time high (Octopussy) - Rita Coolidge 01h 07'10" A Christmas dream (Odessa) - Maynard Williams 01h 10'01" Finally (Gumshoe) - Pamela Paterson 01h 13'49" ELTON JOHN, FREDDIE MERCURY Y RICK WAKEMAN 01h 14'25" The falling priest - Freddie Mercury & Monserrat Caballé 01h 20'07" The Golden boy - Freddie Mercury & Monserrat Caballé 01h 26'06" Legal boys - Elton John 01h 29'10" Julia - Chaka Khan 01h 33'45" STARMANIA (TYCOON) 01h 34'12" Only the very best - Peter Kingsbery 01h 37'43" Ziggy - Celine Dion 01h 40'38" ALAN MENKEN Y DISNEY 01h 42'24" A whole new world - Brad Kane & Lea Salonga 01h 45'01" One jump ahead - Brad Kane 01h 47'21" Home - Susan Egan 01h 51'05" No matter what - Tom Bosley & Susan Egan 01h 54'08" If I can’t love her - Terrence Mann 01h 58'07" A change in me - Susan Egan 02h 01'51" How does a moment last forever - Celine Dion 02h 05'22" Evermore - Josh Groban 02h 08'27" WIZARD FROM OZ 02h 09'27" Already home - Danielle Hope 02h 12'44" Nobody understand me - Danielle Hope & Cast 02h 16'27" Red shoes blues - Hannah Waddingham 02h 18'35" Wonders of the world - Michael Crawford

We're loving towards the end of the alphabet now with all things Letter U from the world of musicals including Leslie Uggams, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Miyoshi Umeki, Ushers The Front of House Musical, Jenna Ushkowitz, Urinetown, Alfred Uhry and more.

 Cold war chess matches and show tunes collide in "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head. The song went to number one in many countries and topped out at #3 in May 1985 in the U.S. and Canada. The song was a single from the concept album “Chess” by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA (and Mama Mia fame) with lyrics by Tim Rice. It later became a musical, starring Murray Head.   In the musical, Head plays “Freddie Trumper,” an American Chess master who is in Thailand to face off against his opponent from the USSR in a big chess match. If that sounds familiar, it's because it was inspired by the 1972 Bobby Fischer/Boris Spassky match in Reykjavik.In the song, Trumper is trying to stay focused on the match and not succumb to Bangkok's many distractions. Listening to it with 2021 ears, it's hard to miss the transphobic overtones or the way it hypersexualizes Asian women. If you were transfixed by the flute solo, you may have missed all that in 1985, but the Thai government didn't. Check out the video.Note, this song is not to be confused with Musical Chess by Burger King Illuminati. Like the show? Buy us a coffee!***AND***Visit our website at www.sickburnspod.com to leave a comment or a voicemail!Instagram @Sick_Burns_PodTwitter @Sick80sFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SickBurnsPodcastEmail us at Burningthe80s@gmail.comEditing by Ghost Label

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We have far more in common La clip è "Sos" degli Abba nella versione dei Portishead postata sul loro canale YouTube all rights reserved [autori Stig Andersen, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus-produttori Benny Andersson e Bjorn Ulvaeus-etichetta Polar (Svezia), Epic (UK), Dig-It International Records (Italia)-1975 all rights reserved]

Proprio bellina questa letterina La clip è "Sos" cantata dagli Abba [autori Stig Andersen, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus-produttori Benny Andersson e Bjorn Ulvaeus-etichetta Polar (Svezia), Epic (UK), Dig-It International Records (Italia)-1975 all rights reserved]

No show has caused Tim as much heartbreak and enjoyment as Chess, the musical he wrote with Abba genii Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. In the first of what may well be many Chess podcasts, he explains the genesis of the whole project which sprang into life at a dinner in Stockholm in December 1981. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's guest is author of two successful books about ABBA. He gives Darren and David some insights into writing his books, some of the people who have been heavily involved over the band's career with audio clips from Bjorn ULVAEUS , Georgio MORODOR, Suzi QUATRO, Pete WATERMAN and many more. All audio clips are excerpts taken from the books 'Let's talk about ABBA' and 'We all love ABBA' - courtesy of Stany Van Wymeersch (c) Let's talk about ABBA: available at the ABBA Fan Club Shop https://www.abbf.nl/cgi-bin/user/show_article.pl?item=5861 and amazon: https://www.abbf.nl/cgi-bin/user/show_article.pl?item=5861 We all love ABBA: available at the ABBA Fan Club Shop https://www.abbf.nl/cgi-bin/user/show_article.pl?item=5010 and amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/all-love-ABBA-Stany-Wijmeersch/dp/9082529807/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=we+all+love+abba&qid=1589648732&sr=8-1 For more information: www.stanyvanwymeersch.com https://www.instagram.com/we.all.love.abba/ https://www.facebook.com/letstalkaboutabba/ Song credits • Embracingfranki - Could You Be My Darling (published by EF Publishing), from the PROMO CD-single 'EMBRACINGFRANKI AT THE POLAR STUDIOS', free with the book 'We all love ABBA' • Susie Webb - Solitary Life (published by Susie Webb songs/Fonorama Music Publishing) - from the album BOSSA LOVES ABBA This episode is dedicated to Kevin Jones. He would have enjoyed this one.

How do you feed a world in lockdown? We’ll be looking at the pressures on the global food supply chain in this episode of Business Weekly. As many choose to buy more locally produced food we’ll ask whether new habits will stick. Two renowned economists tell us that any governments handing out Coronavirus bailouts must learn the lessons from the financial crisis of 2008 and impose tighter conditions. ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus speaks to us about life in Sweden during the pandemic and gives us his thoughts on fellow countrywoman Greta Thunberg. Plus - has the coronavirus forever changed the workplace as we know it? Lucy Burton presents.

The UK's economy shrank at its fastest pace since 2008 in the first three months of 2020. Russ Mould is investment director at AJ Bell, and puts the latest figures into context. We look at the health of the UK's property sector with Tim Hyatt, head of UK Residential at the estate agents Knight Frank. And Pat McDonagh, chief executive of Clarity Business Travel discusses how his sector has been hit by the coronavirus crisis. Also in the programme, with farming, trucking, aviation and shipping all dramatically affected by the pandemic, global food supply chains have been severely disrupted. The BBC's Manuela Saragosa has been investigating how that could impact our habits once the crisis subsides. Plus, Bjorn Ulvaeus of the iconic Swedish band Abba tells us what isolation and lockdown has been like for him. (Picture: A worker on a London construction site. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

Jerome Powell, head of the Federal Reserve, says Covid 19 could cause long-term economic damage and that the much hoped for recovery could take longer than expected. We speak to Sarah Bloom-Raskin, former deputy secretary of the US treasury and board member of the Fed, about Powell's comments. Bjorn Ulvaeus of the iconic Swedish band Abba tells us what isolation and lockdown have been like for him, and how the pandemic could change theatre in the future. The number of coronavirus cases is rising rapidly in Chile, and the capital, Santiago, will be placed on lockdown from this Friday. Our reporter Jane Chambers finds out how some small business owners have been surviving. And how can you put on an art exhibition when gatherings of people are banned? We speak to the producer of a new Van Gogh exhibition in Canada, which you can only visit in your car. Rob Young is joined throughout the programme by Nisha Gopalan, a columnist at Bloomberg Opinion in Hong Kong, and Ralph Silva of the Silva Research Network, who's in Toronto. (Picture: A lone cyclist in Coney Island. Picture credit: Getty Images)

This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Musician/Composer Rob Preuss. Rob has had an incredibly diverse career and believes that part of the reason is due to his sense of curiosity and absolute love for all genres of music. Whether he was talking about his time spent as a keyboard player in the band ‘Spoons’ or Honeymoon Suite or teaching the vocal track to a new member of the cast of Mamma Mia, he seemed to always find something that about the experience that satisfied his passion and also made him want to dig deeper into his love of music. In this episode: what has enabled him to change genres and take on different roles in his music career Why it is important to look at every creative endeavor as a novice What he does when he is feeling uninspired or stuck Why listening is the most important skill he continues to embrace as an artist, How to follow your curiosity and not fear failure A little about Rob: Rob is a musician/composer.  He’s worked professionally in the recorded/live music business since he was 15 years old and has written, recorded, produced, conducted, rehearsed, played, bought, listened, loved, and learned music all of his life. Rob has worked alongside performers, producers, managers, accountants, agents, record company staff for decades. He started playing classical piano at age 5 and joined his first rock band at age 10, and had some top 10 records in Canada with his band ‘Spoons' when he was 16-19 years old. They recorded their first album when he was 15, with Daniel Lanois, at his studio in Hamilton Ontario. With the band he recorded with other producers such as Nile Rodgers, toured and did shows with The Police, Culture Club, Simple Minds  to name a few. ‘Spoons’ were on Quality/A&M Records in Canada, and Jordan Harris signed us to A&M US. Rob has also played in a Warner Bros. band called ‘Honeymoon Suite’ who was produced by Ted Templeman and recorded the title song for the first ‘Lethal Weapon' film in '87. Honeymoon Suite went on to Tour the world and did shows with Journey, Status Quo, Starship. Rob has done music for corporate jingles, television/online spots, and many recording sessions for a variety of musical situations. In 1989 he also began working in Musical Theatre, in Toronto, playing many different shows, including Tommy, Miss Saigon, Beauty & the Beast, and Phantom of the Opera. In 2000 Rob had the opportunity to work on Mamma Mia!, in Toronto, as Associate Musical Director, working with Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA, along with the whole British creative team, to help create the international production of the show. It's been successful, to say the least! He made his way to NYC in 2001 with the show and was Associate Music Director on Broadway until September 2015.  From 2011-13 he was Associate Music Supervisor for ONCE the Musical, off- and on Broadway, and we recorded the Grammy-winning cast album, produced by Steve Epstein. He studied composition in Germany with the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, in 2007, a few months before he passed away. “I'm always discovering great new music, in every genre, and I'm probably the most open-minded person I know when it comes to music!” Instagram: @robpreuss

It's time for some feel-good movies on Movie Magic! Credits:  1. Movie Magic Opening Theme Produced, Composed & Performed by Corey Gomez. 2. Finale: I Will Follow Him. Performed by Delores & Sisters. Written by Arthur Altman, Norman Gimbel, Jacques Plante, JW Stole, Del Roma. From Sister Act Soundtrack. Label: Hollywood Records. 3. Forrest Gump Theme. Written by Alan Silvestri From Forrest Gump Soundtrack. Label: Paramount, Epic Soundtrax. 4. I Have a Dream. Performed by Amanda Seyfried, Rachel McDowall, Ashley Lilley. Written by Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. From the Mama Mia Soundtrack Label: Decca Polydor. 5. God Only Knows. Performed by The Beach Boys. Written by Brian Wilson & Tony Asher. Produced by Brian WilsonLabel: Capitol.

Mamma Mia! Graham's back with a new series of podcasts from his non-award winning show

Credits: 1. Movie Magic Opening Theme Produced, Composed & Performed by Corey Gomez 2. Married Life Composed by Michael Giacchino. From Up OSTLabel: Disney Records 3. Theme from Psycho (only part of it was played)Composed by Bernard Herrmann. From Psycho OST 4. Stuff We Did (played only as a music bed)Composed by Michael Giacchino. From Up OSTLabel: Disney Records 5. Thank You for the Music Performed by Amanda Seyfried Composed by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus. From Mama Mia OST

A special episode marking the culmination of the Open Future initiative, launched this year to celebrate 175 years since The Economist's founding to remake the case for liberal ideals. Featuring contributions from James Comey, Angelina Jolie and Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA. Anne McElvoy hosts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 53, we invited writer and journalist Daisy Buchanan to the studio to tell us the story behind Swedish pop sensation ABBA. In this bonus episode featuring the full conversation, we learn how we can ring (ring ring) Bjorn Ulvaeus if we so desire, why a trip to Japan might have spelled the end for the group, and Daisy reveals her uncensored thoughts on Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.Contact: dumbwomenpod@gmail.comMusic by Harry Harris, logo design by Gavin Day. Recorded at Soho Radio Studios. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA tells Anne McElvoy, our senior editor, about the melancholy beneath the exuberant voices and his musical influences. Would he write the same songs in the #MeToo era and which song has had its lyrics changed for a different feminist time? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA tells Anne McElvoy, our senior editor, about the melancholy beneath the exuberant voices and his musical influences. Would he write the same songs in the #MeToo era and which song has had its lyrics changed for a different feminist time? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Reviews of (1) FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, & Joseph Stein, at The Muny, (2) TOSCA, by Giacomo Puccini, at Union Avenue Opera, (3) THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, by Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison, Bob Martin & Don McKellar, at Stages St. Louis, (4) THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING), by Will Eno, at The Midnight Company, (5) LABUTE NEW THEATER FESTIVAL, by several playwrights, at St. Louis Actors’ Studio, (6) XANADU, by Douglas Carter Bean, Jeff Lynner & John Farrar, at Take Two Productions, (7) MANMA MIA!, by Catherine Johnson, Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus, at The Muny.

A compilation of great stories from past guests plus exclusive bonus material.

This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the journalist and songwriter Herbert Kretzmer. Born in South Africa in 1925, he came to Europe after World War II. For a while he lived in Paris, playing piano in a bar. He rubbed shoulders with Jean Paul Sartre and became friends with one of France's greatest singer-songwriters Charles Aznavour. The two formed a musical partnership and Kretzmer re-worked many of his songs into English - including the hits Yesterday, When I Was Young and She, which was more recently recorded by Elvis Costello for the film Notting Hill. His day job was as a journalist and Kretzmer wrote celebrity profiles for the Daily Express. He says his most memorable interviewees were "writers and fighters", including George Foreman, Muhammad Ali, Truman Capote and Arthur Miller. But it wasn't until he was nearly sixty that he had his greatest success. The director Cameron Mackintosh was working on Les Miserables but did not have a 'book' - that is, a set of songs that he could produce. He remembered a chance meeting he'd had with Kretzmer, recalled the songs he'd written and his connection with France - and invited him to write the lyrics. The show has been running in London for the past 19 years and has played all over the world. Now aged 78, he continues to work. He is currently collaborating with the former ABBA musicians, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus on another musical.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Gymnopedies by Yikin Seow Book: The Great War and Modern Memory by Prof Paul Fussell Luxury: Zippo Lighter

This week Sue Lawley's castaway is the journalist and songwriter Herbert Kretzmer. Born in South Africa in 1925, he came to Europe after World War II. For a while he lived in Paris, playing piano in a bar. He rubbed shoulders with Jean Paul Sartre and became friends with one of France's greatest singer-songwriters Charles Aznavour. The two formed a musical partnership and Kretzmer re-worked many of his songs into English - including the hits Yesterday, When I Was Young and She, which was more recently recorded by Elvis Costello for the film Notting Hill. His day job was as a journalist and Kretzmer wrote celebrity profiles for the Daily Express. He says his most memorable interviewees were "writers and fighters", including George Foreman, Muhammad Ali, Truman Capote and Arthur Miller. But it wasn't until he was nearly sixty that he had his greatest success. The director Cameron Mackintosh was working on Les Miserables but did not have a 'book' - that is, a set of songs that he could produce. He remembered a chance meeting he'd had with Kretzmer, recalled the songs he'd written and his connection with France - and invited him to write the lyrics. The show has been running in London for the past 19 years and has played all over the world. Now aged 78, he continues to work. He is currently collaborating with the former ABBA musicians, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus on another musical. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Gymnopedies by Yikin Seow Book: The Great War and Modern Memory by Prof Paul Fussell Luxury: Zippo Lighter