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The Hits that Shook the World

FT Life of a Song by Financial Times

Sep 15, 201736:35Arts

In a special episode to mark the publication of The Life of a Song book, FT pop critics Helen Brown, David Cheal and Ludovic Hunter-Tilney debate whether a song can really change the world. Hear the stories behind the hi...

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The Hits that Shook the World is an episode from FT Life of a Song by Financial Times. In a special episode to mark the publication of The Life of a Song book, FT pop critics Helen Brown, David Cheal and Ludovic Hunter-Tilney debate whether...

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In a special episode to mark the publication of The Life of a Song book, FT pop critics Helen Brown, David Cheal and Ludovic Hunter-Tilney debate whether a song can really change the world. Hear the stories behind the hits, from Bowie's 'Starman' to Jay-Z's 'Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Published Sep 15, 2017 and 36:35 long