The song machine : inside the hit factory / John Seabrook.
The song machine : inside the hit factory / John Seabrook.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2015]
Call Numbers
G 2015/4043
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 338 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Hook: The bliss point. You spin me round ; A continuity of hits -- First verse: Cheiron : Mr. Pop: and the Metalhead. Inside the box ; "The sign" ; Big Poppa ; Martin Sandberg's terrible secret ; Britney Spears : hit me baby ; "I want it that way" -- Chorus The money note : the ballad of Kelly and...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2015]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2015]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
There's a reason hit songs offer such guilty pleasure--they're designed that way. Over the last two decades a new type of hit song has emerged, one that is almost inescapably catchy. Pop songs have always had a "hook," but today's songs bristle with them: a hook every seven seconds is the rule. Painstakingly crafted to tweak the brain's delight in...
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Full title
The song machine : inside the hit factory / John Seabrook.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes index.
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Call Numbers
G 2015/4043
Record Identifier
74VKRg52XxWX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRg52XxWX
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0393241920 (hardcover)
9780393241921 (hardcover)
DDC
781.6409051
MMS ID
991023191619702626
