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The poetry of pop

Bradley, Adam, author

Overview

A trailblazing exploration of the poetic power of popular songs, from Tin Pan Alley to the Beatles to Beyonce and beyond. Encompassing a century of recorded music, this pathbreaking book reveals the poetic artistry of popular songs. Pop songs are music first. They also comprise the most widely disseminated poetic expression of our time. Adam Bradley traces the song lyric across musical genres from early twentieth-century Delta blues to mid-century rock 'n' roll to today's hits. George and Ira Gershwin's \"Fascinating Rhythm.\" The Rolling Stones' \"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.\" Rihanna's \"Diamonds.\" These songs are united in their exacting attention to the craft of language and sound. Bradley shows that pop music is a poetry that must be heard more than read, uncovering the rhythms, rhymes, and metaphors expressed in the singing voice. At once a work of musical interpretation, cultural analysis, literary criticism, and personal storytelling, this book illustrates how words and music come together to produce compelling poetry, often where we least expect it.

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Subject: Popular music History and criticism. / Songs Texts. / Songs. / Popular music. / MUSIC / Lyrics. / LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry. / POETRY / American / General.
• ISBN: 0300165021, 9780300165029

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
ML3470.B73 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE