The many lives of the slice of problematic kitsch that changed popular music forever.
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Future Echoes: Ode To Billie Joe
In Future Echoes we look at the evolution and influence of those songs that split off in all directions. You guess profound mysteriesunder the hewn domes of your afternoons.Soar on endlesslybut do not reveal to us what you see. Lucian Blaga, The Magic Bird There’s something about the way the strings swoop down over the …
Future Echoes: Will You Love me Tomorrow?
In Future Echoes we look at the evolution and influence of those songs that split off in all directions. The melody is so brisk and direct, so immediate, it’s not at all surprising to find out it was banged out in an afternoon – as it turns out, by an 18-year-old called Carole King (born …
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Future Echoes: The Last Time
In Future Echoes we look at the evolution and influence of those songs that split off in all directions. The Verve‘s Bitter Sweet Symphony has as strong a claim as anything by Blur, Oasis or Pulp to being Britpop’s defining statement. From the booming thump of the drums through exultant strings, to its “man on …
Dancing to Architecture 