They're Playing Our Song: A Memoir

They're Playing Our Song: A Memoir

A New York Times bestseller from Grammy and Academy Awardâ€“winning songwriter Carole Bayer Sager shares â€œa delightful and funny tell-all crammed with famous names and famous songsâ€ (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 â€œNobody Does It Better,â€ â€œA Groovy Kind of Love,â€ â€œDonâ€™t Cry Out Loud,â€ and the theme from the movie Arthur, â€œThe Best That You Can Doâ€ (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 â€œreads like a candid conversation over a bottle of Mersault on a breezy Bel Air nightâ€ (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.

â€œThis exceptionally candid memoirâ€ (Los Angeles Times) will fascinate anyone interested in the craft of songwriting and the joy of collaboration, but Theyâ€™re Playing Our Song is also a deeply personal account of how love and heartbreak made her the woman, and the writer, she is. â€œCarole Bayer Sager is simply the finestâ€¦.and this book is one of the best, most lasting songs she has ever writtenâ€ (Carly Simon).
Country USA
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-10-18
UnitCount 1
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-10-18
UnitCount	1
Format	Kindle eBook