The Evolution Of A Hit Song

Heart Banter/Music Covers & Acoustic Guitar · May 31, 2026 · 2m · transcript

It started out as a poem. Then it turned into a song. Then it became a background song for the movie “Beaches.” After various song covers at home and abroad, in 1988, Bette Midler made “Wind Beneath My Wings” a #1 hit in the USA. A year later, the song won Grammy Awards for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

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