Sodajerker on Songwriting
By Sodajerker
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Podcast Description
Sodajerker on Songwriting is a programme devoted to the art and craft of songwriting. The show, created and hosted by the UK songwriting team Sodajerker, features interviews with some of the most successful songwriters and musicians in the world.
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Episode 7 - Shawn Smith | Simon and Brian welcome Seattle based singer-songwriter Shawn Smith (Brad, Satchel, Pigeonhed) to the show to talk about the writing of some of his most enduring songs, including 'Screen', '20th Century', 'Land of Gold' and 'Wrapped in My Memory'. In this interview, Shawn speaks about his solo career, his numerous band projects, and his collaborations with Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam. | 15 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 6 - Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil | Simon and Brian talk to legendary songwriting team Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil about their incredible career from the Brill Building era to the present day, and the writing of songs like 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'', 'On Broadway', 'Saturday Night at the Movies', 'We Gotta Get Out Of This Place', 'Don't Know Much', 'Just Once', 'Here You Come Again' and 'Somewhere Out There'. | 30 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 5 - Mike Batt | Simon and Brian talk to five-time Ivor Novello winning songwriter, composer, conductor, arranger and producer Mike Batt about his diverse career including projects like The Wombles, The Hunting of the Snark and the writing of hit songs like 'Bright Eyes' (from Watership Down) and 'The Closest Thing to Crazy' (Katie Melua). | 16 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 4 - Jimmy Webb | Simon and Brian talk to legendary American songwriter Jimmy Webb about the writing of classic songs like 'By The Time I Get To Phoenix', 'Wichita Lineman' and 'MacArthur Park'. | 2 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 3 - Sacha Skarbek | In the third episode of Sodajerker on Songwriting, Simon and Brian talk to Grammy nominated and two-time Ivor Novello winning songwriter Sacha Skarbek (James Blunt, Adele, Duffy, Jason Mraz) about his work as co-writer of a range of recent pop hits including James Blunt's worldwide no. 1 'You're Beautiful'. | 15 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 2 - Todd Rundgren | In the second episode of Sodajerker on Songwriting, Simon and Brian talk to legendary writer/artist/producer Todd Rundgren (Nazz, Utopia, Meat Loaf, XTC) about his approach to the art form and the writing of hit songs like Hello it's Me, I Saw the Light and It Wouldn't Have Made any Difference. | 25 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 1 - Billy Steinberg | In the first episode of Sodajerker on Songwriting, co-hosts Simon Barber and Brian O'Connor introduce the podcast and talk to Grammy winning songwriter Billy Steinberg about the many pop classics he has written including Like A Virgin (Madonna), True Colors (Cyndi Lauper), Eternal Flame (The Bangles) and I Drove All Night (Roy Orbison). | 9 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
get down on it!
Entertaining, insightful and knowledgeable songwriters Brian and Simon take you behind the curtain to chat with some of the most established and successful songwriters... if you want to know the stories and the people behind some of the most memorable songs of all time, you need this in your life.
Fab interview
Really enjoyed listening to this, great podcast!
Lifting the bonnet and pointing out the workings
Great show, revealing the approaches, the ideas, the technique and the inner workings of some of the great classic songs, and the art of songwriting's greatest exponents. Well explained, interesting, entertaining and in-depth. If you have any interest in the practice of songwriting, you need to be subscribed to this podcast.
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