![]() Plus I also dug all his chords and synths on Kanye’s 808’s & Heartbreak. I sought Jeff Bhasker out because I loved the song Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart that he wrote and produced for Alicia Keys. I’ve listened to it a hundred times and it still messes me up when I play it. I still can’t believe somewhere in a studio in Chicago one night, Stevie Wonder actually recorded a piece of music that I wrote. I was dumbfounded, speechless, whatever word you want to use, I was all of those things. and a few months later, he recorded it! When I first heard it, it was one of the most emotional experiences I’ve ever had. Anyway, I thought what the hell and sent a “hail-mary” letter to his manager with the song. His harmonica playing can really turn me inside out, just as his singing does. And although I loved the lyrics, for some reason I kept hearing the melody as if it were being played by Stevie Wonder with his signature harmonica tone. The melody to this piece was completely inspired by the first set of lyrics that Michael sent me. Mark Ronson reveals the secrets behind the songs. And of course, let us know what you make of it all in the comments section! So have a listen using the player below and then scroll down for Ronson’s own take on the record. ![]() We would tell you more, but Ronson himself has offered to do that for us by writing his own track-by-track guide.
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