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Title: Interesting TV programme
Post by: DJonKelly on December 31, 2012, 02:13:13 PM

Did anyone watch this on the BBC?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01pjrt5/The_Richest_Songs_in_the_World/
Interesting I thought. It wasn't your usual "top ten songs that celebs like", it was an insight into how royalties are accrued with a little background info on the song itself. The no1 was interesting, I won't spoil the surprise but some will guess it.

Dino

Title: Re: Interesting TV programme
Post by: Boydie on December 31, 2012, 04:35:23 PM

I watched this yesterday after a "heads up" from a friend

I urge everyone to watch it - not really for the "top ten" but for the snippets in-between which have some nuggets of information about songwriting, royalties, anecdotes etc.

Title: Re: Interesting TV programme
Post by: S.T.C on January 05, 2013, 02:16:45 PM

Just watched it...very interesting .....would have guessed some Bee Gees.or Commodores ...i`m now off to write a famous jingle.

Also this confirms to me ,,,that hit songs come from collabs between lyricists and musicians..sometimes accidental ..but non the less..two peeps .

Title: Re: Interesting TV programme
Post by: KEROUAC1957 on February 17, 2013, 08:49:46 PM

It was an interesting programme. It surprised that there were quite a few Christmas songs in there. I also found it helpful looking for common themes and patterns in the lyrics.

Anyway I must go. Got to write a Christmas song.