Hit Story

Welcome to a special edition of Hit Story: the podcast that tells the tales of tasty tunes. Today we celebrate the life of Glen Campbell who died on August 8th, 2017. The goal of this podcast is to give you some insight one of Glen's biggest hits and hopefully the songs will become even MORE MEANINGFUL to you. Hit Story is hosted by former CBC Radio hos  Tim Tamashiro. This edition of Hit Story is all about Glen Campbell's wonderful song about a lonely man who was talking on the phone at the top of a telephone pole when songwriter Jimmy Webb drove by. This is the Hit Story of Wichita Lineman.

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The goal of this podcast is to give you context for the songs that you already love and hopefully the songs will become even MORE MEANINGFUL to you. I'm Tim Tamashiro. This edition of Hit Story is all about how the Beach boys Brian Wilson wrote one of the most complex yet beautiful songs in music history. This is the Hit Story of God Only Knows.

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Hit Story is the podcast that tells the tales of tasty tunes. This is a podcast where you'll hear stories about famous songs. Hopefully the songs will become even MORE MEANINGFUL to you. I'm Tim Tamashiro. This edition of Hit Story is all about Bob Dylan and his song about never ending change… The Times they are a'changin'

Chances are you've never sat down with a batch of Bob Dylan's lyrics to read on a rainy Sunday afternoon? But according to Nobel Professor Sara Danius you could. Learn how Bob Dylan wrote his anthem for change and why his music carries enough value to earn him the Nobel Prize for Literature. 

This edition of Hit Story is all about a song that was written by a man for a man to sing… but when a 25-year-old young woman named Aretha Franklin decided to sing it her way she changed the song into an anthem for women everywhere. This is the Hit Story of Respect. 

Make sure to check out other editions of Hit Story. The "Hit Stories" of Born to Run, Your Song and Beat It are just a few to check out.

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Bruce Springsteen wrote Born To Run about three things:  the road, the car, and the girl. That's it. He figured the essence of Rock and Roll boiled down to just those three things. But who was Born to Run? He decided the song would be about the real lives of the hard working blue collar workers that he saw in his neighborhood every day.

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How is it possible that a skinny young man with a high voice, bedazzeled socks and one single white glitter glove could create a crunchy rock song about a gang fight? 

Hit Story is the podcast that tells the tales behind famous songs. The goal of this podcast is to give you context for the songs that you already love. Hopefully the tunes will become even MORE MEANINGFUL to you. Hosted by Tim Tamashiro.

Do you enjoy this podcast? Support Hit Story on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HitStorytales

This edition of Hit Story is all about… a couple of inexperienced virgins and how they wrote the most perfect love song ever. This is the hit story of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's Your Song. Hosted by Tim Tamashiro.