The Anatomy of a Love Song

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
In an age when romantic song lyrics are more "Get Your Freak On" than "Prelude to a Kiss," we ask: is the classic love song dead? And if not, what makes for a compelling or memorable love song? We pose these questions today to three experts: Joining us are Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis; the New York jazz vocalist Jane Monheit; and Pamela Phillips Oland, a professional songwriter of hundreds of songs and author of the book, "The Art of Writing Love Songs."

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