{"product_id":"reading-pop-approaches-to-textual-analysis-in-popular-music-paperback-2","title":"Reading Pop: Approaches to Textual Analysis in Popular Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Middleton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do we enjoy pop songs (or not)? Why do they mean so much to us? What \u003cem\u003edo\u003c\/em\u003e they mean? Is it the sounds, the rhythms, or the words? Is it the singing, the personae of the stars, or the messages and images that the songs conjure up? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlenty of people have written about pop personalities, the music industry, or about their own tastes, but serious analysis of the songs themselves is still rare. This collection of essays, all previously published in the leading journal \u003cem\u003ePopular Music\u003c\/em\u003e, brings together key studies by many of the leading scholars studying pop music today. Together they add up to the first substantial anthology to focus on musical \"texts.\" Collecting a wide range of approaches, and looking at songs by performers as varied as Irving Berlin, Hank Williams, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Peter Gabriel, Jimi Hendrix, John Mellencamp, David Bowie, James Brown, Randy Newman, and John Zorn, the book marks out a distinctive new territory characterized by the fusion of cultural studies and pop musicology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eReading Pop\u003c\/em\u003e will be required reading for all serious students and lovers of popular music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Middleton\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Music at the University of Newcastle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.52 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42035679756368,"sku":"9780198166115","price":167.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/d1NxcDBUclN3MHJpanAyVGtWZTlOdz09_d51f3625-a0df-45a5-876e-ed43073e157f.webp?v=1771838296","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/reading-pop-approaches-to-textual-analysis-in-popular-music-paperback-2","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}