They're Playing Our Song by Carole Bayer Sager
They're Playing Our Song by Carole Bayer Sager Book Summary
A New York Times bestseller from Grammy and Academy Award–winning songwriter Carole Bayer Sager shares “a delightful and funny tell-all crammed with famous names and famous songs” (Steve Martin), from her fascinating (and sometimes calamitous) relationships to her collaborations with the greatest composers and musical artists of our time.
For five decades, Carole Bayer Sager has been among the most admired and successful songwriters at work, responsible for her lyrical contributions to some of the most popular songs in the English language, including “Nobody Does It Better,” “A Groovy Kind of Love,” “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” and the theme from the movie Arthur, “The Best That You Can Do” (about getting caught between the moon and New York City).
She has collaborated with (and written for) a dizzying number of stars, including Peter Allen, Ray Charles, Celine Dion, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Clint Eastwood, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Carole King, Melissa Manchester, Reba McEntire, Bette Midler, Dolly Parton, Carly Simon, Frank Sinatra, and Barbra Streisand.
But while her professional life was filled with success and fascinating people, her personal life was far more difficult and dramatic. In this memoir that “reads like a candid conversation over a bottle of Mersault on a breezy Bel Air night” (Vanity Fair), Carole Bayer Sager tells the surprisingly frank and darkly humorous story of a woman whose sometimes crippling fears and devastating relationships inspired many of the songs she would ultimately write.
“This exceptionally candid memoir” (Los Angeles Times) will fascinate anyone interested in the craft of songwriting and the joy of collaboration, but They’re Playing Our Song is also a deeply personal account of how love and heartbreak made her the woman, and the writer, she is. “Carole Bayer Sager is simply the finest….and this book is one of the best, most lasting songs she has ever written” (Carly Simon).
They're Playing Our Song Book Details
Book Name | They're Playing Our Song |
Genre | Biographies & Memoirs |
Author | Carole Bayer Sager |
Published | 18 October 2016, Tuesday |
Price | $15.99 |
E-Book Size | 17.63 MB |
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Loved reading your amazing story. OMG!!! Loving this!! What a Pleasant Surprise! Was lucky enough to get an advance galley from a friend!! I Laughed and Cried and Identified with her amazing heartfelt journey!! I strongly recommend! Loved getting an inside seat at her song writing session with Bob Dylan!! And too funny her process writing with Bette Midler!. In truth i was surprised about her low self esteem...but it made think about how you can achieve inspite of old wounds and beliefs about one's self. In fact i found it oddly comforting to watch someone's journey to wholeness. Gives one hope! Great read!! Made me laugh and touched my heart!!
Touched and Inspired. Have always been a fan of the music and now a glimspe of the beautiful being behind the words. This is one of those books I will return to for encouragement when reaching for my dreams. Thank you!!
Don't miss this one!... ...whatever you do. I loved it. I was back and forth between this book and ITunes constantly so I could hear the music that she wrote! It was wonderful - and don't miss the gorgeous photos at the end. If you don't love this book, look me up and I'll give you five bucks😉
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Carole Bayer Sager (born Carol Bayer on March 8, 1944) is an American lyricist, singer, songwriter, and painter. Early life and career Carole Bayer was born in Manhattan, New York City, to Anita Nathan Bayer and Eli Bayer. Her family was Jewish. She graduated from New York University, where she majored in English, dramatic arts, and speech. She had already written her first pop hit, "A Groovy Kind of Love", with Toni Wine, while still a student at New York City's High School of Music and Art. It was recorded by the British invasion band The Mindbenders, whose version was a worldwide hit, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song was later recorded by Sonny & Cher, Petula Clark, and Phil Collins, whose rendition for the film Buster reached number one on both the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot 100 in 1988. Solo albums Bayer Sager's first recording as a singer was the 1977 album Carole Bayer Sager, produced by Brooks Arthur. It included the hit single "You're Movi....
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