Adam Bradley's The Poetry of Pop PDF

By Adam Bradley

A trailblazing exploration of the poetic energy of well known songs, from Tin Pan Alley to the Beatles to Beyoncé and beyond.

Encompassing a century of recorded track, this pathbreaking ebook unearths the poetic artistry of renowned songs. Pop songs are track first. in addition they include the main greatly disseminated poetic expression of our time. Adam Bradley strains the tune lyric throughout 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.” those songs are united of their exacting realization to the craft of language and sound. Bradley exhibits that pop song is a poetry that has to be heard greater than learn, uncovering the rhythms, rhymes, and metaphors expressed within the making a song voice. right now a piece of musical interpretation, cultural research, literary feedback, and private storytelling, this publication illustrates how phrases and track come jointly to provide compelling poetry, frequently the place we least count on it.

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