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Conveying Lived Experience through Rock and Pop Music Lyrics

Av David C. Wright Jr.

Del i serien For the Record: Studies in Rock and Popular Music

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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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David C. Wright, Jr. is professor emeritus of history and government at Misericordia University.

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[A] great introduction for scholars interested in understanding how popular music serves as a mirror to contemporary society. It is also an entertaining read for lay readers or scholars of popular culture … His work reminds the reader of the importance of studying popular culture in depth, as its manifestations convey the full range of lived experiences, from mundane rituals and commonplace emotions to counter-hegemonic views and behaviors of the most subaltern and marginalized groups in society.

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