Listen to pop! : exploring a musical genre / James E. Perone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perone, James E., author.

Series:

Exploring musical genres

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular music--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiv, 247 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, [2018]

Contents:

2 Must-Hear Music p. 15

ABBA p. 15

Adele p. 19

"Ain't That a Shame": Bringing R&B to Pop p. 23

Louis Armstrong in the 1960s p. 26

"At Last": A Ballad for All Time p. 30

Back to Black p. 33

The Backstreet Boys p. 39

The Beatles p. 41

Beyoncé p. 46

Justin Bieber p. 49

"Blueberry Hill": From Glenn Miller to Fats Domino p. 52

Blue-Eyed Soul: The Righteous Brothers and Hall & Oates p. 54

Bubblegum Pop p. 56

Glen Campbell and Country Pop p. 59

Mariah Carey p. 62

The Carpenters p. 66

Petula Clark p. 69

"Crazy" p. 72

Céline Dion p. 74

The Fame p. 77

"Gangnam Style" p. 82

"Georgia (on My Mind)" p. 84

The "Girl Groups" of the 1950s and 1960s and Their Legacy p. 86

"Hallelujah" p. 88

"Happy Together" p. 92

"I Will Always Love You" p. 95

Instrumental Hits p. 97

Michael Jackson p. 103

Like a Virgin p. 107

"Love Me Tender" and Other Pop Hits of Elvis Presley p. 112

The Lovin' Spoonful: "Do You Believe in Magic" and Other Hits p. 115

"MacArthur Park" p. 119

"Mack the Knife" p. 122

Barry Manilow: "I Write the Songs" and Songs He Actually Did Write p. 125

Motown p. 127

"On Broadway": Brill Building Songs That Keep Coming Back p. 129

Overexposed Earworms: "Macarena," "Who Let the Dogs Out," and "I'm Too Sexy" p. 132

The Piano Men: Elton John and Billy Joel p. 135

Purple Rain p. 140

Saturday Night Fever p. 145

Britney Spears p. 148

Taylor Swift p. 151

Tapestry p. 158

James Taylor p. 163

Television and Pop Music p. 166

"Theme from New York, New York" p. 170

"There's a Kind of Hush" and Other British Invasion Ballads p. 172

"Up, Up and Away" and Other Hits of the 5th Dimension p. 175

"We Are the World" p. 177

Stevie Wonder p. 180

3 Impact on Popular Culture p. 187

4 Legacy p. 199

New Versions of Old Hits p. 199

Jukebox Musicals p. 201

Sampling Existing Pop Recordings p. 203

Persistent Music p. 206

"Madison Avenue" and Pop Music p. 207

Hollywood and the Use of Pop Songs p. 210

Continuing Celebrity Status p. 212.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Perone, James E. author. Listen to pop!

ISBN:

9781440863769

1440863768

OCLC:

1028584126