RIP William Orbit, the Producer Behind Ray of Light
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RIP William Orbit, the Producer Behind Ray of Light

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 2, 20267 min

In this bonus episode, Greg pays tribute to producer William Orbit and his work on Ray of Light, which Greg considers Madonna’s greatest album. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.patreon.com/collection/2136865 Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

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I tell you little buddy, this whole island is bewitched. Welcome to this bonus episode of Sound Opinions. I'm Jim DiRigatus. My long time partner is Greg Cott.

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And if you want to be the first to hear these bonus podcasts, please consider becoming a member on Patreon like Melissa Lieb of Skokie, Illinois. Thank you, Melissa, for your support. If we didn't have listeners like you chipping in to keep the show running, I'm not so

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sure we could. Well, you and I would still get together, I think, on occasion and talk to each other, but nobody would get to hear it. Some may say the world would be better for that, but Melissa disagrees and she puts her

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