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What’s Love Got to Do with It?: Emotions and Relationships in Pop Songs

By Thomas J. Scheff

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2011
ISBN
1594518157, 1594518165, 9781594518157, 9781594518164
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4268731 bytes)
Pages
176\181
Time added
2017-02-17 13:47:28
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Description

What do pop songs have to say about love? Surprisingly, this book shows that most popular love songs express much more about alienation, infatuation, estrangement, jealousy, and heartbreak than about love. Scheff takes the reader on a tour of popular lyrics from 80 years of American song to reveal the emotional and relational meaning of lyrics. He shows that popular love songs typically steer listeners away from a healthy connection to the emotions surrounding love. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of love songs while appreciating the author's suggestions for how listeners and artists could enrich the art of the love song.

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