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Conveying Lived Experience through Rock and Pop Music Lyrics

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Conveying Lived Experience through Rock and Pop Music Lyrics

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Conveying Lived Experience through Rock and Pop Music Lyrics explores seven decades of lyrics to elucidate themes about the human experience. The opening chapters discuss romantic relationships and break ups. Subsequent chapters consider lyrics describing nostalgia, as well as those about leaving home, going on the road, and returning home. Then, successive chapters examine the outsider in society, those experiencing mental illness, and alcohol and drug use. Next, songs of social and political critique are surveyed, followed by an examination of utopian and dystopian lyrics. The final chapters analyze songs using prophetic voices and those about the afterlife. This survey shows how lyrics convey the lived experience of people in contemporary society.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Tales of Love and Desire Chapter 2 Depictions of Intimacy Loss Chapter 3 Nostalgic Songs: The Phenomenology of Loss and Yearning Chapter 4 Songs of Leaving Home, Going on the Road, and Returning Home Chapter 5 Portraits of the Outsider Chapter 6 Accounts of Fleeing Social Reality through Alcohol and Drug Use Chapter 7 Representations of Mental Illness Chapter 8 Music of Social and Political Critique Chapter 9 Images of Utopia and Dystopia Chapter 10 Lyrics in the Prophetic Voice Chapter 11 Visions of Heaven and Hell Conclusion Bibliography Discography About the Author

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Published 19 Aug 2024
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Pages 166
ISBN 9781666945607
Imprint Lexington Books
Series For the Record: Studies in Rock and Popular Music
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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David C. Wright Jr.

David C. Wright, Jr. is professor emeritus of hist…

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