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Song Surgery
"If You Were Here Tonight" ~ Alexander O'Neal
sid holmes • Music
sid holmes • Music

Episode Summary

Send us a textMonte Moir, former keyboardist for The Time, discusses the process of writing one of Alexander O'Neal's most memorable hit songs.Discuss at our Facebook pagePress release: https://podnews.net/press-release/song-surgery
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Chapters

  • Growing up and songwriting
  • Meeting Alexander O'Neal, Flyte Tyme and The Time
  • Tabu Records and the producer's job
  • Releasing "Innocent" and "If You Were Here Tonight"
  • Composing "If You Were Here Tonight"
  • The instruments: Oberheim, nylon guitar and - tablas?
  • Singing the chord changes
  • Background singers and Alex's vocals
  • The final product reaction
  • Reception by the public
  • Sampled by Rihanna
  • A song that moves Monte
  • Music streaming and the music charts
  • Remembering Prince
  • Best line in the song

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