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Be My Baby

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Song

What the writers dreamed up in New York was often recorded elsewhere. In Los Angeles, the producer Phil Spector worked with a fixed group of session musicians, later called the Wrecking Crew. He stacked guitars, pianos, strings and echo into a wall of sound. Be My Baby by The Ronettes from the summer of 1963, written with Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, is the textbook example. The producer became a star.

Listening

Listening tip. Hal Blaine's drum intro, three dull beats and a hard crack, is one of the most copied ever. Then the wall opens up.
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