The Brill Building and Beyond

In preparation for this activity, download and listen to the short podcast about Brill Building and Beyond.
Mac Users: Control-Click on the link and select the option “Save Link As…” from the pop up menu Save the
mp3 file to your computer.
PC users: Right-Click on the link and follow the same procedure.
Click here to stream the Brill Building Podcast if you are having trouble with downloading the *.mp3 file [16 min
09 sec].
Brill Building Podcast Transcript
Listen to these songs for this activity:
By Leiber and Stoller:
Yakety Yak (The Coasters, 1958)
Charlie Brown (The Coasters, 1958)
Down in Mexico (The Coasters, 1956)
Dance With Me (The Drifters, 1959)
Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley, 1957)
Spanish Harlem (Ben E. King, 1960)
By Phil Spector
Unchained Melody (The Righteous Brothers,1966)
Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)(The Crystals, 1963)
River Deep - Mountain High (Ike and Tina Turner, 1966)
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (The Ronettes, 1963)
Not Too Young To Get Married (Bob.B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, 1963)
(Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry (Darlene Love, 1963)
Spotify playlist (Links to an external site.) with all of the above songs.
Now that you’ve listened to music that was produced by legendary producers Leiber and Stoller, and Phil
Spector, I’d like you to compare and contrast the two styles.
Then respond to two of your peers and describe your reaction to their analysis. Which one of the two producers
do you prefer and why?