Zedd + Alessia Cara - Stay (w special guest Grey)

Switched on Pop

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Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2017

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Charlie and Nate sit down with up-and-coming producer duo Grey—fresh off their hit "Starving" with Zedd and Hailee Steinfeld—to uncover the secrets behind Alessia Cara and Zedd's dramatic dance track "Stay" and Grey's own deep cut "I Miss You" (ft Bahari). Snare drums as currency, Game of Thrones samples and screaming into the void are all discussed in this deep dive into the world of pop orchestration and 21st century songwriting. Featuring: Zedd + Alessia Cara - Stay Hailee Steinfeld + Grey ft. Zedd - Starving Grey ft. Bahari - I Miss You Earth, Wind and Fire - Kalimba Story Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition Ravel - Pictures at an Exhibition Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Pictures at an Exhibition Grey - Do You Remember (Remix) Grey - You're Not There (Remix) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've probably heard about the job of an intimacy coordinator.
0:04.0	But do you know what they actually do?
0:06.0	In every intimacy coordinator's kit, it's going to be some form of mint.
0:10.0	Really? I think most of the time.
0:12.0	Oh, 100%.
0:14.0	Then we add in the full retro-listering breath strip, which is crucial.
0:18.0	Several years into the era of the intimacy coordinator,
0:22.0	we ask what they've changed for the better in Hollywood.
0:26.0	And what still needs work?
0:28.0	This week on Intuit, Vultures Pop Culture Podcast.
0:38.0	Sweet storm, rock.
0:44.0	Welcome to Switched On Pop. I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.
0:47.0	And I'm a musicologist, Nate Sloan.
0:49.0	And I'm very lucky to be joined in the studio with two special guests
0:53.0	if you don't mind introducing yourself.
0:55.0	My name is Gray. My name is Kyle. I'm Michael.
0:57.0	We are really excited to have Gray in the studio.
0:59.0	You are an amazing electronic duo.
1:01.0	You came out with a single last year, starving, written by you guys.
1:07.0	Haley Steinfeld, and featuring Zed.
1:09.0	I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you.
1:15.0	And it was certified platinum, reached number 12 on the charts.
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