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This unique volume examines a variety of social and cultural issues including censorship, Christmas songs, death, foolish behavior, hoaxes, jobs and workplaces, military involvements, novelty recordings, patriotism, postal images and much more. You will find that the integration of lyrical analysis and social/cultural imagery is unique with respect to highlighting recorded music as a source of learning, information transmission, and self-identity.
List of contents
Contents
Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Concluding Observations
- The “Hot 100” Popular Music Books of 1971-1995: Key References for Rock Researchers
- Chapter 1: Child Performers
- A Selected Discography of Popular Recordings Featuring Preteen Performers, Traditional Childhood Stories, and Contemporary Preadolescent Perspectives, 1945-1985
- Chapter 2: Christmas Songs
- Chapter 3: Death
- A Chronological Discography of Death Theme Recordings, 1953-1993
- Chapter 4: Foolish Behavior
- What Kind of Fool Am I?
- Misunderstanding of Feelings
- Euphoria of Falling in Love
- Blindness to Future Events
- Surrender of Self
- Acceptance of Prolonged Abuse
- Some Suggestions from Experienced Individuals
- Other Fools
- Conclusion
- Selected Fool Song Discography, 1945-1995
- Chapter 5: Honoring Excellence
- Bizarre Recognitions
- Collaborative Efforts
- Eulogy Releases
- Greatest Hits Compilations
- Holiday Hits
- Instrumental Acknowledgments
- Musical Locations
- Particular Songs
- Passing the Torch
- Record Companies
- Recordings that Inspired Superstars
- Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven
- Saluting Composers
- Significant Musical Styles
- Song Hits of a Specific Artist
- Soundtrack Salutes
- Specific Dances
- Stylistic Acknowledgments
- Timeless Tunes
- Total Tribute Packages
- Wild Karaoke
- Chapter 6: Jobs and Workplaces
- Poverty and Unemployment
- Chapter 7: Novelty Recording
- Persistent Themes in Wartime Songs
- Discography of Wartime Songs and Their Themes
- The Cooper and Schurk Wacky Top 40 of Sexually Suggestive Recordings
- Chapter 8: Patriotism
- Chapter 9: Popular Music
- Chapter 10: Postal Images
- Selected Popular Recordings Containing Lyrical References to Letter Writing or Featuring Postal Service Terminology
- Chapter 11: Public Schools
- Images of Schools
- Images of Students
- Images of Teachers and Principals
- Images of Parents and the Community
- Images of Education
- Selected Discography of Education-Related Recordings, 1955-1980
- Chapter 12: Rock Songs
- Chapter 13: Scholarship
- Chapter 14: Social Commentary
- American Political Concerns
- Unit l: Civil Authorities
- Unit 2: Military Involvements
- Unite 3: Public Education System
- Unit 4: Railroads
- Unit 5: Representative Government
- Unit 6: Other Sociopolitical Issues in Contemporary American Society
- International Political Concerns
- Chapter 15: Song Revivals
- Chapter 16: Tobacco
- Selected Songs Featuring Cigarette References and Tobacco Images and Themes, 1945-1995
- Images and Themes
- Conclusions
- Chapter 17: Western Images
- Bibliography
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
About the author
B Lee Cooper, Frank Hoffmann, Wayne S Haney
