The Story of the Songs
The Story of the Songs: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

October 16, 2020

Episodes

10 episodes

The Story of the Songs

Season 1

Episodes

Madonna

1. Madonna

October 16, 2020
45 min

The stories behind the creation of three of Madonna's greatest hits exploring the creative processes that led to the hits 'Holiday', 'Like a Virgin' and 'Material Girl'.

Celine Dion

2. Celine Dion

October 23, 2020
45 min

A look at the three tracks that took Celine Dion from child-star in French Quebec to a global superstar - `Because You Loved Me', `It's All Coming Back To Me Now' and `I Drove All Night', with input from the songwriters and engineers involved.

Police and Sting

3. Police and Sting

November 20, 2020
45 min

The personal and career progression of Sting and fellow musicians Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers, members of the band The Police.

Diana Ross

4. Diana Ross

December 4, 2020
45 min

The Motown megastar's songs are put under the microscope, recalling her collaborations with the Supremes and Bee Gees.

Metallica

5. Metallica

November 27, 2020
60 min

An examination into the three tracks that turned Metallica from underground thrash metal pioneers to indisputable conquerors of the heavy metal world: One, Enter Sandman, and St Anger.

Eric Clapton

6. Eric Clapton

December 18, 2020
45 min

Three of the greatest hits by singer and master guitarist Eric Clapton are featured. The influential guitar legend has been a big name in pop music since the 1960s. He scored hits both solo and with Cream and Derek and the Dominos.

Whitney Houston

7. Whitney Houston

November 20, 2020
45 min

The story of pop superstar Whitney Houston who died in a Hollywood hotel bathroom at the age of 48 after a night of drug abuse.

Rod Stewart

8. Rod Stewart

November 27, 2020
45 min

The stories behind three of the songs that cemented singer and songwriter Rod Stewart as a musical superstar looking at 'Sailing', 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?' and 'Young Turks'.

Aretha Franklin

9. Aretha Franklin

December 11, 2020
45 min

An exploration of three of Aretha Franklin's hit songs that helped propel her to international stardom.

Cher

10. Cher

December 4, 2020
45 min

Three of Cher's biggest hits, 'I Got You Babe', 'If I Could Turn Back Time' and 'Believe', come under the spotlight.

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