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Song Surgery
"Spinning Wheel" ~ Blood, Sweat & Tears - 2
sid holmes • Music
sid holmes • Music
I am not good with lyrics

Episode Summary

Send us a textSax player Fred Lipsius talks about arranging the horn section on Blood, Sweat & Tears' second hit record, and his life as a rock star.Discuss at our Facebook pagePress release: https://podnews.net/press-release/song-surgery
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Chapters

  • Enjoying success after 1st hit record
  • Clive says you'll be famous
  • Al Kooper booted from the band
  • Rock music trailblazers
  • David Clayton Thomas introduces "Spinning Wheel"
  • "Spinning Wheel" released
  • That opening horn chord and its influences
  • David's voice reverb
  • The horns and the 2nd verse
  • The bridge
  • Notes at the end of the bridge
  • Horn arrangement inspiration
  • I am not good with lyrics
  • Single versus album version
  • After the bridge horn arrangement
  • "Oh du lieber Augustin" and the original ending
  • First listen and public reaction
  • Grammys and Louis Armstrong

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