Popular Music Perspectives: Ideas, Themes, and Patterns in Contemporary Lyrics

Cooper, B. Lee

ISBN 10: 0879725060 / ISBN 13: 9780879725068

Published by Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1991

About this Item

From the estate of Warner Bros. Music Executive Danny Gould, with his bookplate to inside cover. ; Tight, clean and crisp. A marker-pen was used to print the title of the book on top edge of text block, otherwise As New. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. An excellent copy. ; Gould was also a composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist and conductor. His music can be heard in such films as "The Pelican Brief," "River of No Return," "The Lost Boys" and "National Lampoon's European Vacation." ; 8vo; 222 pages. Seller Inventory # 13462

Bibliographic Details

Title: Popular Music Perspectives: Ideas, Themes, ...

Publisher: Bowling Green State University Popular Press

Publication Date: 1991

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fine

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

In thirteen essays, this book probes ideas and themes that are prominent in contemporary song lyrics. The essays take social change, human interaction, technology, and intellectual development as points of departure for specific examinations of public education, railroads, death, automobiles, and rebels. The essays also examine humor, traditions, and historical events found in answer songs, cover recordings, nursery rhyme adaptations, and novelty tunes.