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Anatomy of a Song audiobook

  • By: Marc Myers
  • Category: General, Music
  • Length: 9 hours 34 minutes
  • Publisher: Highbridge Company
  • Publish date: November 01, 2016
  • Language: English
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Anatomy of a Song Audiobook Summary

Part artist confessional, part musical analysis, Anatomy of a Song ranges from the Isley Brothers’ ldquo;Shoutrdquo; to Janis Joplin’s ldquo;Mercedes Benzrdquo; to R.E.M.’s ldquo;Losing My Religion.rdquo; After being discharged from the army in 1968, John Fogerty does a handstand and revises Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony to come up with ldquo;Proud Mary.rdquo; Joni Mitchell remembers living in a cave on Crete with the ldquo;mean old daddyrdquo; who inspired her 1971 hit ldquo;Carey.rdquo; Elvis Costello talks about writing ldquo;(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoesrdquo; in ten minutes on the train to Liverpool. Mick Jagger, Jimmy Cliff, Roger Waters, Jimmy Page, Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Raitt, and many other leading artists reveal for the first time the emotions, inspirations, and techniques behind their influential works. Covering the history of rock, Ramp;B, country, disco, soul, reggae, and pop, Anatomy of a Song is a love letter to the songs that have defined generations of listeners.

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Anatomy of a Song Full Details

Length 9 hours 34 minutes
Author Marc Myers
Category
Publisher Highbridge Company
Release date November 01, 2016
ISBN 9781681683157

Subjects

The publisher of the Anatomy of a Song is Highbridge Company. includes the following subjects: Music, General, Music, History & Criticism, Music, Genres & Styles, Rock, Music, Genres & Styles, General The BISAC Subject Code is General, Music

Additional info

The publisher of the Anatomy of a Song is Highbridge Company. The imprint is Highbridge Company. It is supplied by Highbridge Company. The ISBN-13 is 9781681683157.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

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