Celine Dion Audio

[0:25]..." This is an encore edition of sound check. Who's afraid of Celine Dion and this sound -- and Jon -- coming up later on the show the Brooklyn band via audio plays life and art studio. And the university takes -- stand in the recording industry's fight against song swapping but we begin with us yes Celine Dion. She sold 200 million albums three million people saw her Las Vegas show which just ended its four year run. But if you don't like Celine Dion you really can't stand there. Music critic Carl Wilson of the Canadian newspaper the globe and mail calls that reaction but guilty disk pleasure. But that didn't stop him from writing about Celine Dion for his book let's talk about love a journey to the end his taste. Karl joins us from the CBC studios in Toronto Carl welcome to sound check. Hi Jen thanks so you immersed yourself in Celine Dion music for months and lived to tell the tale. Why and it was kind of -- and pressed. "...

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[5:44]..." stand tomorrow there's just like. And there's hatred. To many music fans Celine Dion goes even further. We'll look at how one music critic came to terms with her. That's tomorrow on soundtrack. "...

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[1:01]..." generation the Titanic song is not my heart will -- on by Celine Dion. But these Titanic blues by medicine show singer Richard rabbit -- Brown was just one of dozens of songwriters. To pay tribute "...

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[0:38]..." Who's afraid as. Celine Dion and this sound -- and Jon -- coming up later on the show the Brooklyn band via audio plays life in our studio. And -- university takes -- stand in the recording industry's fight against song swapping but we begin with yes Celine Dion. She sold 200 million albums three million people saw her Las Vegas show which just ended its four year run. But if you don't like Salim on you really can't stand there. Music critic Carl Wilson of the Canadian newspaper the globe and mail calls that reaction and guilty -- pleasure. But that didn't stop him from writing about Celine Dion for his book let's talk about love a journey to the -- his taste. Karl joins us from the CBC studios in Toronto Carl welcome to sound check. -- and thanks so you immersed yourself in Celine Dion music for months and lived to tell the tale. Why -- "...

[2:14]..." prospectus -- are at odds. It's okay and and in the case Celine Dion 200 million records sold fans literally around the globe but in your community of community of critics. Roundly and generally kind of "...

[3:32]..." to look at the way that I was kind of repulsed by Celine Dion music I began to wonder whether there wasn't possibly social differences between me and people in her audience that might explain that "...

[26:31]..." with us this afternoon thank you -- Tomorrow on sound check Celine Dion is one of the most successful singers in the world but she has few fans among music critics will talk with -- "...

[13:30]..." I'm waiting at the airport today and they keep playing an annoying Celine Dion song at full blast. That in itself as a crime against humanity is. "...

[13:38]..." This is about it's not it's not about attacking Celine Dion okay all right all right now -- I'm not going to stand in judgment I'm not going to be drawn on the "...