What is the real story behind Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)?
In this episode of A Breath of Fresh Air, Sandy Kaye sits down with Elliot Lurie, lead singer, songwriter and co-founder of Looking Glass, to celebrate more than 50 years of one of the most beloved songs of the 1970s.
Elliot reveals how Brandy was written in a farmhouse in New Jersey, why the song was originally inspired by a girl named Sandy, and how the record almost never became a hit. He shares the remarkable story of the radio station that discovered the song, the pressures of following a number one single, and why Brandy has endured for generations.
The conversation also explores Looking Glass’s other music, including Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne, Elliot’s solo career, and his successful second career as a Hollywood music supervisor working on films including Alien 3, A Night at the Roxbury and Riding in Cars with Boys.
From bar bands and college gigs to chart-topping success and life in Hollywood, this is the fascinating story of a songwriter whose music continues to touch audiences around the world.
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Hello, I’m Sandy Kaye. A freelance broadcaster, journalist and producer who has spent more than 35 years on both sides of radio and television microphones. I’ve worked with every TV network in Australia, have produced and presented for countless radio stations around the country and have hosted my own commercial radio talk-back show. I’ve even held the distinction of being Sydney’s first female newsreader on radio – way back when!
Today my passion is A Breath of Fresh Air which allows me to immerse myself in one of my favourite things – music. I just love all kinds of music and am fascinated by the people who make it. In particular, it’s the music of the '60s '70s and '80s that takes me back to my youth and means so much to me.
As a journalist, I’m all about digging deep into the classic hits of our time.
I bring you intimate, warm, fireside chats with the artists who tell us about their lives both then and now.
We learn about what makes them tick, who they are in their professional and private lives and how they went about making the soundtrack to our lives.
'A Breath of Fresh Air’ is exceptional - exceptional not because of me, but rather because of the stories that some of the best-known musical artists choose to share with me.
I created this podcast to honour them. It’s all about THEIR lives, THEIR stories, THEIR music, told now, in THEIR voices, before they’re lost forever.
I see my podcast as a personal labour of love, but also as an archival legacy for music fans and practitioners alike, both current and future, who otherwise might never know of the amazing people who helped build the industry.
I really hope you enjoy each and every episode of A Breath of Fresh Air.
