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Which comes first, music or words?

29m · Get Onto My Cloud: The Tim Rice Podcast · 08 Mar 06:31

Tim wrestles with the eternal songwriter’s dilemma - which comes first, the words of the music? Andrew Lloyd Webber generally liked music first, Elton John always the words first. Dipping into songs from his first ever musical with Andrew and into the Lion King score he wrote with Elton, Tim attempts to see which way round works best. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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