Why do musicians create what they do? Why do they create in that particular way? Mark Linsenmayer (aka songwriter Mark Lint, and host of The Partially Examined Life) talks to songwriters and composers about specific recordings, which are played in full. We cover lyric meanings, writing and recording techniques, arrangements, band dynamics, the stories behind the songs, and even music theory.
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NEM#208: Laura Osnes: From Broadway to Nashville
After winning a TV reality competition in 2007 to become Sandy in Grease on Broadway, Laura went on to perform on (and off) Broadway in shows like South Pacific, Bonnie & Clyde, Anything Goes, and Cinderella. In 2021 she left Broadway over anti-vax sentiments and now stars in Hallmark Channel films while writing and recording country songs.
We discuss her 2023 singles “Getaway” (co-written with Raquel Cole and produced with Brett Boyette) and “Enough” (co-written and produced with Jay Denton), her performance of the Bonnie & Clyde song “How ‘Bout a Dance,” from Dream a Little Dream: Live at at the Café Carlyle (2012), and we conclude by listening to her 2022 Christmas duet with Chuck Wicks, “Fell for You.” Intro: “Hopelessly Devoted” from the Grease Soundtrack (2007). More at lauraosnes.com.
In addition to her singles, she released a 2022 EP; listen to “Bitter.” We mention her Christmas duet with Tom Wopat. Here she is singing “My Favorite Things.” Here she is live singing “Someone to Watch Over Me.” Here’s a bit of footage from the Broadway Bonnie & Clyde, and a more official “overview” of that musical. Here she is doing some live cabaret. Here she is singing “Hopelessly Devoted” on Broadway. Watch a clip from the finale of NBC’s Grease: You’re the One That I Want of Laura’s progression through the show.
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