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Anatomy of a song : the oral history of 45 iconic hits that changed rock, R&B and pop
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Title
Anatomy of a song : the oral history of 45 iconic hits that changed rock, R&B and pop / Marc Myers.
ISBN
9780802125590
080212559X
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Publication
New York : Grove Press, 2016.
Copyright Notice Date
©2016
Physical Description
xii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
Believing that every great song has a fascinating backstory, Myers brings to life five decades of music through oral histories of forty-five transformative songs woven from interviews with the artists who created them.From "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" by Lloyd Price to "Losing my religion" by R.E.M., leading artists reveal the emotions, inspirations, and techniques behind their influential works. The result is a love letter to the songs that have defined generations.
Variant and related titles
Oral history of forty-five iconic hits that changed rock, R & B and pop
Other formats
Online version: Myers, Marc, 1956- Anatomy of a song. First edition. New York : Grove Press, [2016]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 18, 2017
Contents
Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Lloyd Price
K.C. Loving / Little Willie Littlefield
Shout / The Isley Brothers
Please Mr. Postman / The Marvelettes
Runaround Sue / Dion Dimucci
Chapel of love / The Dixie Cups
You really got me / The Kinks
You've lost that lovin' feelin' / The Righteous Brothers
My girl / The Temptations
Reach out I'll be there / The Four Tops
Darling be home soon / John Sebastian
Light my fire / The Doors
Groovin' / The Young Rascals
White rabbit / Jefferson Airplane
Different drum / The Stone Poneys
(Sittin' on) The dock of the bay / Otis Redding
Fist City / Loretta Lynn
Street fighting man / The Rolling Stones
Stand by your man / Tammy Wynette
Magic carpet ride / Steppenwolf
Proud Mary / Creedence Clearwater Revival
Oh happy day / The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Suspicious minds / Elvis Presley
Whole lotta love / Led Zeppelin
Mercedes Benz / Janis Joplin
Moonlight mile / The Rolling Stones
Maggie May / Rod Stewart
Carey / Joni Mitchell
Respect yourself / The Staple Singers
The harder they come / Jimmy Cliff
Midnight train to Georgia / Gladys Knight and The Pips
Ramblin' man / The Allman Brothers
Rock the boat / The Hues Corporation
Walk this way / Aerosmith
Love's in need of love today / Stevie Wonder
Deacon blues / Steely Dan
(The angels wanna wear my) Red shoes / Elvis Costello
Heart of glass / Blondie
Another brick in the wall / Pink Floyd
London calling / The Clash
Brother John/Iko Iko / The Neville Brothers
Big city / Merle Haggard
Time after time / Cyndi Lauper
Nick of time / Bonnie Raitt
Losing my religion / R.E.M.
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