{"product_id":"9780802160201","title":"Anatomy of 55 More Songs","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollowing his 2016 smash hit \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of a Song\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed music\r\njournalist Marc Myers collects fifty-five new oral histories of\r\niconic songs from his popular \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ecolumn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits become\r\nsomething more—iconic recordings that not only inspire a generation but also\r\nchange the direction of music. In \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of 55 More Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, based on his\r\ncolumn for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, music journalist and historian Marc Myers\r\ntells the story behind fifty-five rock, pop, R\u0026amp;B, country, and soul-gospel hits\r\nthrough intimate interviews with the artists who wrote and recorded them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePart oral history, part musical analysis, \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of 55 More Songs\u003c\/i\u003e ranges\r\nfrom Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising” to Dionne Warwick’s\r\n“Walk On By,” The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations,” and Black Sabbath’s\r\n“Paranoid.” Bernie Taupin recalls how he wrote the lyrics to Elton John’s\r\n“Rocket Man;” Joan Jett remembers channeling her rage against how she had\r\nbeen unfairly labeled and treated as a female rocker into “Bad Reputation;” and\r\nOzzy Osbourne, Elvis Costello, Bob Weir, Sheryl Crow, Alice Cooper, Roberta\r\nFlack, John Mellencamp, Keith Richards, Carly Simon, and many others reveal\r\nthe emotions and technique behind their major works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThrough an absorbing chronological, song-by-song analysis of the most\r\nmemorable post-war hits, \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of 55 More Songs\u003c\/i\u003e provides a sweeping look\r\nat the evolution of pop music between 1964 and today. This book will change\r\nhow you listen to music and evaluate the artists who create it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Myers","offers":[{"title":"Grove\/Atlantic |  Hardback | With dust jacket |  2022-12-16","offer_id":44151941529855,"sku":"9780802160201","price":40.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_92cff7e3-2d05-4890-a70c-761e1fd75db1.jpg?v=1700680854","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780802160201","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}