Song: The Tin Man
Song by: America
Photo credit: Public Domain

Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles
Story by: Gail Nobles

Keyboard player: Gail Nobles
Today’s topic is The Tin Man Song

The Tin Man was written by Dewey Bunnell. When I was listening to some of the songs like, “You Can Do Magic”, and 'The Tin Man”. I was wondering if the songs were inspired by The Wizard of Oz. Dewey Bunnell said that The Wizard of OZ was his favorite movie as a kid.

The song "Tin Man" is a 1974 song and performed by the pop rock band America. It was written by band member Dewey and produced by George Martin, who also plays the piano part on the recorded version.

When I listen to the song The Tin Man, it sounds like a song that is more than a song about the Wizard of Oz. The song sounds like a song with more meaning. The Tin man was a hit. Other ideas probably came to Dewey to write the lyrics.

Back in the 70’s, when I first heard the song on the radio, The Wizard of Oz was the first thing that came to my mind not knowing anything about the group America. Today, since I’ve been doing the podcast "The Marvelous Land of Oz" and reading about the character Tip; making an experiment with magic, America’s song “You Can Do Magic” hit my mind. It led me to find out more about the Tin Man.