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Season 4 of The Story Behind the Music retains on rolling with an thrilling repeat visitor. On the most recent episode, Nancy Wilson of Coronary heart makes her return to the podcast and joins host Peter Csathy to interrupt down one of many band’s most celebrated tracks, “Barracuda.” Pay attention above or wherever you get your podcasts, and watch the total interview beneath.
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Wilson opens up concerning the creation of “Barracuda” from Coronary heart’s 1977 album Little Queen. She takes us again to a time when the band was using excessive on success, but additionally dealing with the challenges and pressures that got here with newfound fame. Impressed by an uncomfortable encounter with a reporter who unfold false rumors concerning the relationship between Nancy and her sister, Ann, “Barracuda” was born out of anger and frustration, remodeling these feelings into a strong anthem.
“We have been at some celebration, some launch celebration, a launch celebration I believe… The blokes have been of their satin jackets and doing their cocaine,” Wilson remembers. “…Individuals have been actually heavy schmoozing and making an attempt to get all probably the most salacious particulars into the press about us that they might provide you with. And that’s the place that occurred, was this man says, ‘Hey, so Ann, how’s your lover?’ And Ann goes, ‘Micheal, he’s proper over there. Why?’ And he goes, ‘No, I imply your sister-lover!’… So she was actually pissed off about it. And so she left; she turned on her boot heel and she or he stormed away from the room and went as much as the resort room and simply wrote the phrases to ‘Barracuda’ of their entirety.”
As for that “sister-lover” factor? “The innuendo was actually… it simply wasn’t true. I imply, it will’ve been high-quality if it was true, if we have been collectively as a pair, however we weren’t. We each had boyfriends and it simply wasn’t our manner of sexuality on the time,” says Wilson. “As a result of our first album had the 2 of us touching naked shoulders wanting on the lens, I suppose. That’d be fairly tame for today.”
The dialog additionally delves into Nancy’s inventive course of, her evolving musical influences, and the band’s experiences throughout their early years. From their “gypsy” vibe throughout the Little Queen period to the continual transformation of rock music, Wilson displays on how “Barracuda” turned not only a music, however an emblem of resistance and power, particularly for ladies in rock.
Hearken to Nancy Wilson focus on the making of “Barracuda” above or in your favourite podcast platform, and watch the total interview beneath. Additionally, revisit Wilson’s 2024 look on The Story Behind the Music, the place she broke down one other one among Coronary heart’s greatest hits, “Loopy on You.” Be certain to observe The Story Behind the Music, and charge and assessment on Apple Podcasts.
Nancy Wilson and Coronary heart have a busy summer season of touring forward of them. They only accomplished a North American run, and head again on the highway to kick off their “An Night with Coronary heart Tour” on Might thirty first in Atlantic Metropolis. They’ll tour by June and start a newly-announced 2025 US tour with Todd Rundgren in August. Get tickets to see Coronary heart right here. In the meantime, we simply named Nancy Wilson as one of many 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time for Consequence’s Guitar Week, and Wilson additionally named her 5 favourite guitarists for the Consequence Guitar Survey.
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