Magic Night In Paris

Album: Nothing But Time (2025)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This lively tune is the debut single for the Steve Bardwil Band, whose frontman was an attorney for Disney in his previous life. Bardwil, who wrote the song, told Songfacts what inspired it:

    "'Magic Night In Paris,' I went to this club in Paris called Le Caveau de la Huchette," he said. "It was a jazz club in the '40s and they have swing dancing and stuff. I saw this older man ask a younger woman to dance, and they were just unbelievable dancers. The crowd cleared a space, and as the night wore on, I don't know if they went home together, but it sure seemed like they were heading in that direction. There was definitely some romance going on.

    I took a video of them dancing because it was unbelievable, and a few years later, I was looking through stuff on my phone and I saw that video. I just wrote the song and told the story about what happened that night."
  • Joe Chiccarelli produced this song along with the rest of the Nothing But Time album. Chiccarelli has worked with a wide array of artists including Jack White, U2 and Michael Bublé. On "Magic Night In Paris" he had to wrangle the saxophone (played by Aaron Leibowitz) into the mix, but Bardwil knew he could handle it. "I'm not afraid of saxophones," Chiccarelli told him.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Wedding Bell Blues

Wedding Bell BluesSong Writing

When a song describes a wedding, it's rarely something to celebrate - with one big exception.

Pam Tillis

Pam TillisSongwriter Interviews

The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.

Queen

QueenFact or Fiction

Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.

Barry Dean ("Pontoon," "Diamond Rings And Old Barstools")

Barry Dean ("Pontoon," "Diamond Rings And Old Barstools")Songwriter Interviews

A top country songwriter, Barry talks about writing hits for Little Big Town, Tim McGraw and Jason Aldean.

Don Brewer of Grand Funk

Don Brewer of Grand FunkSongwriter Interviews

The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.

Sending Out An SOS - Distress Signals In Songs

Sending Out An SOS - Distress Signals In SongsSong Writing

Songs where something goes horribly wrong (literally or metaphorically), and help is needed right away.