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Genre/Form: | Narrative non-fiction |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: |
Material Type: | Document |
Document Type: | Book, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
John Seabrook |
ISBN: | 9780393241921 0393241920 9781448191017 1448191017 |
OCLC Number: | 902661497 |
Notes: | Includes index. |
Description: | x, 338 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents: | A 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 Clive. My ancestral hit parade ; The dragon's teeth ; The doldrums ; American Idol ; "Since u been gone" -- Second verse: Factory girls : cultural technology and the making of K-pop. "Gee" -- Chorus: Rihanna : track-and-hook. "Umbrella" ; "Ester Dean: On the hook" ; Stargate: those lanky Norwegian dudes ; "Rude boy" -- Bridge: Dr. Luke : teenage dream. Speed chess ; Katy Perry : altar call ; Melodic math ; Kesha : teenage nightmare -- Chorus: Spotify. The moment space -- Outro: Songworm. "Roar." |
Responsibility: | John Seabrook. |
Abstract:
But `All That She Wants' heralded the arrival of a new type of hitmaker, the faceless teams behind the music who painstakingly craft tunes to tweak the brain's delight in melody, rhythm and repetition. If you've ever found yourself humming a chart hit you didn't even know you knew, this book will change the way you listen to music.
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"Revelatory, funny, and full of almost unbelievable details" -- Eric Schlosser, author of 'Fast Food Nation' "As addictive as its subject" * Sunday Times * "A gripping investigation of modern hitmaking... Seabrook's writing is as sleek and swift as a dolphin" * New Statesman * "This is a fascinating tale about an amazing phenomenon" -- Walter Isaacson, author of 'Steve Jobs' "Seabrook subtly explores not only the insides of a song, but how a song gets inside us" * Observer * Read more...
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