What's Love Got to Do with It? - Emotions and Relationships in Popular Songs (Hardcover)

What do pop songs have to say about love? Surprisingly, this book shows that most popular love songs express much more about alienation, infatuation, estrangement, jealousy, and heartbreak than about love.Scheff takes the reader on a tour of popular lyrics from eighty years of American song to reveal the emotional and relational meaning of lyrics. He shows that popular love songs typically steer listeners away from a healthy connection to the emotions surrounding love. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of love songs while appreciating the author's suggestions for how listeners and artists could enrich the art of the love song.

General

Imprint:	Paradigm Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	February 2011
Authors:	Thomas J. Scheff
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-1-59451-815-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical scores, lyrics & libretti Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General Books > Music > Musical scores, lyrics & libretti
LSN:	1-59451-815-7
Barcode:	9781594518157

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