17% Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song
Songs für die Welt: Meilensteine der Musikgeschichte
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S01E08 - "Pure Pop"
Ausgestrahlt am May 5, 2001, 11:00 AM
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From Russia with Love
It begins by tracing the roots of pop in the meeting of two cultures: Jewish and African-American. Among the refugees from Eastern Europe who arrived in the USA and shaped the sound of the 1920s and 30s were Irving Berlin and George Gershwin.
Mar 17, 2001
60 Min.
Stardust
This week's programme tells the story of the momentous meeting of the voice of Bing Crosby and the trumpet of Louis Armstrong. Up until then, singers had merely been part of big jazz bands rather than stars in their own right. Crosby changed that, becoming the first true pop star of the recording era, and it was not long before Frank Sinatra was generating the kind of fan hysteria that today's bands would die for. A huge debt was due to Armstrong, whose free-flowing singing style paved the way for the likes of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.
Mar 24, 2001
60 Min.
The Road to Rock 'n' Roll
When Elvis Presley made his explosive debut and introduced the world to rock 'n' roll in 1956, he seemed to come from nowhere. But far from being a bolt from the blue, the seductive sound of rock 'n' roll was the product of a process of musical evolution that had been taking place in America's Deep South for at least 50 years.
Mar 31, 2001
60 Min.
Producer Pop
The late forties saw the emergence of a figure who would dominate the music business for the next 50 years - the record producer. People like Mitch Miller and Phil Spector became all powerful, choosing not only the song but also the singer. A new generation of songwriters emerged and created classics like Will You Love Me Tomorrow? and the most played song of the rock 'n' roll era You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'.
Apr 7, 2001
60 Min.
Atlantic Crossing
This week's edition deals with arguably the greatest decade in pop history - the sixties. In 1964, the Beatles occupied the top five slots in Billboard magazine's Top 100 - an achievement never rivalled to this day- and ushered in the British invasion of the US. They were also one of the first groups to write their own songs and America's answer to the subsequent wave of bands such as the Rolling Stones, the Kinks and the Animals came in the shape of the Beach Boys, the Byrds and, of course, Bob Dylan.
Apr 14, 2001
60 Min.
After the Gold Rush
This week's edition begins with the transition period at the end of the drug-fuelled, psychedelic sixties when some of the more innovative groups in America took on a new direction. The country rock they pioneered was typified on the East Coast by the Band while in the West the Byrds embraced the steel guitars of Nashville. The sound of California mellowed out and the best of the folk singers returned as singer-songwriters and Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Bill Withers suddenly found themselves centre stage. Gram Parsons was another of the pioneers and it was his legacy which inspired the biggest band of the seventies – the Eagles.
Apr 21, 2001
60 Min.
Mehr als nur ein Soundtrack
In der letzten Episode wird ein ganz spezieller Teil der Popmusik etwas genauer unter die Lupe genommen: Soundtracks, die zu Super-Hits geworden sind. Von Al Johnson mit "Mammy" bis hin zu Celine Dions "Titanic"-Hit ist alles vertreten. Außerdem erzählt Phill Collins wie er dazu kam, den "Tarzan"-Titelsong "You'll be in my Heart" zu schreiben, für den er einen Oscar kassierte.
Apr 28, 2001
60 Min.
Pure Pop
The relationship between the perfect pop performer and the perfect pop song comes under the spotlight, revealing that most contemporary pop music acts are totally dependent on professional songwriters. The programme kicks off with Hearsay, the latest in a long line of manufactured pop groups, and takes in the Monkees, Britney Spears, ABBA, the Jackson Five, Blondie, Madonna and Kylie Minogue.
May 5, 2001
60 Min.
