Rundel Sound Classics

Series Sound Classics No.30 The US composer and jazz pianist Herbert Jeffrey 'Herbie' Hancock was born in Chicago on April 12, 1940. Many of his compositions have become classics, including that of 'W...

This witty melody was penned by the English violinist, pianist and singer Katie Moss. In 1911 she had a worldwide success with it. In the seventies, the song was re-recorded by the Brighouse & Rastric...

In 1980, the singer Bette Midler landed a top hit with the song 'The Rose'. The song came from the film of the same name, which told the life of the legendary blues singer Janis Joplin (1943-1970). Be...

Born in 1981, American singer Brandi Carlile grew up with the country music of her rural homeland. Even as a child, she was on stage with her mother. As a teenager, she increasingly turned to rock and...

In 1999, American singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt released his song The Book of Love on the CD '69 Love Songs'. In the almost spartan original version, Merritt's unpolished vocal performance is acco...

Neil Diamond is today considered one of the greatest songwriters and musicians of popular music, but his career in the early years was difficult to get off the ground. After a very unsuccessful phase,...

Wie tief ist deine Liebe' ('How Deep Is Your Love') fragen die Gebrüder Maurice, Robin und Barry Gibb - besser bekannt als Bee Gees - in diesem weltberühmten Pop Song. Im Jahr 1977 nahm das Trio das L...

Er ist einer der am häufigsten gecoverten Titel in der Geschichte der Popmusik: der im Herbst 1984 veröffentlichte Song FOREVER YOUNG der Münsteraner Synthie-Pop-Band ALPHAVILLE. Der kreative Kopf der...

Series Sound Classics No.23 With the CD 'swing when you're winning' (2001) Robbie Williams succeeded in making today's young generation dance and dream to the same melodies that had already made their...

Summer, sun and beach - this carefree attitude to life was conveyed by the vocal group "The Drifters" in 1964 with their song Under the Boardwalk. Latin American-influenced rhythms at a rather moderat...

Don't Stop Believin' is a song by American rock band Journey, released in 1981. Musically, it is also considered the "perfect rock song", the riff (the concise rhythmic pattern) is considered one of t...

Series Sound Classics No.12.

The song 'Hey Jude' was released by the Beatles in 1968 as a single, developed within a short time to the super hit and later to one of the greatest classics of the 'mushroom heads'. With 7.5 million...

The 'Elisabeth Serenade' is one of the best known works by the British composer of Ronald Binge. It was used as a signature tune for a popular BBC radio program. The 'Elisabeth Serenade' exudes a joyf...

The Mexican composer Consuelo Velázquez wrote the love song 'Bésame Mucho' in 1941, after which it became world famous and was interpreted by many other artists in various musical styles and languages...

The song 'Hernando's Hideaway' was written for the musical 'The Pajama Game' by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler in 1954. The lyrics are about a dark, somewhat infamous place called 'Hernando's Hideaway',...

The group Westlife wrote pop history. With seven number one hits in a row, they are in the 'Guinness Book of Records' - not even Madonna or the Beatles have managed that. With the title 'Uptown Girl',...

Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler and the song "TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART": a musical encounter that was more a matter of chance than design. American composer Jim Steinman had originally conceived the power...

The Way old Friends do' is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. A live recording of a 1979 concert in London was released on the successful album 'Super Trouper' (1980). In this song, the four ABBA m...

East Of Eden (Jenseits von Eden) war eine amerikanische TV-Serie, die im Februar 1981 ausgestrahlt wurde. Sie basierte auf einem gleichnamigen Roman von John Steinbeck aus dem Jahr 1952. Die Filmmusik...

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head is a real swing classic. The song was composed by Burt Bacharach in 1969 and even won an Oscar for the film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". The easy-going music...

A real classic by the Mambo King Tito Puente from the 60s. The Mexican-born and guitar virtuoso Carlos Santana made the piece really famous with his cover version in the 70s and thus achieved a millio...

Mbube Wimoweh (literally: 'The Lion Sleeps') is a traditional Zulu song. The locals encourage themselves with this song in the evenings around the campfire: the longer they sing, the more confident th...

Serie Sound Classics No.27 Main Theme aus der Krimiserie Hawaii Five-O (USA, 1968-1980) - Als der Produzent Leonard Freeman 1967 eine neue TV Serie drehen wollte, sagte seine Schwiegermutter zu ihm: '...

The Last Unicorn (Das letzte Einhorn) ist ein Zeichentrickfilm aus dem Jahr 1982. Er basiert auf dem gleichnamigen Fantasy-Roman von Peter S. Beagle, der erstmals 1968 veröffentlicht wurde. Die Musik...