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Episode 48: Baby, Hold Me Tight (1980)
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Length:
95 minutes
Released:
Nov 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Dean Pitchford joins the show to talk about writing the Oscar-nominated title song from the 1980 movie Fame. In addition to his recollections of the process he and composer Michael Gore took to arrive at the global hit song, Pitchford talks about the future recording star who helped add a "hook" to the song, and why Dolly Parton was his song's biggest competition.
Released:
Nov 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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