How does a record make us feel like we're in a vast space, one that we've never experienced, one that may not exist? In this episode, the last of the series, I look at the Phil Spector production, 'River Deep — Mountain High', performed in 1966 by Tina Turner, to explore how we hear space in music. It was a groundbreaking record in its time, costing an unprecedented amount of money to make, and it still sounds as if it's pushing at the outer limits of what can be captured on record. I'm interested in how we experience all that as listeners: how something so apparently small as a three-minute pop song can contain intimations of cavernous feeling and impossible depths.
All the songs discussed in this episode, including the original recording of 'River Deep - Mountain High' can be heard here. If you've enjoyed the episode please leave a review on Apple podcasts! Thank you :)
08/27/20 • 24 min
The Secret Life of Songs - #10 - River Deep — Mountain High / Ike & Tina Turner
Transcript
River Deep - Mountain High
Hello and welcome to the Secret Life of Songs - a podcast on what happens in pop songs and why they mean so much to us, with me, Anthony, a musician who writes and performs music under the name sky coloured. At times over the course of my engagement with songwriting, I’ve been led to reflect on how small a thing a pop song really is: a piece of music of around three minutes that even in the era of the 10-inch record could fit in a ha
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