Selections from MTV's 100 Greatest Pop Songs [Paperback]

Hal Leonard Corp. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2003

A great collection of over 90 of the best and/or most influential pop songs of all time - as chosen by the folks at MTV and Rolling Stone and documented in the popular video special. Songs: Beat It * Bohemian Rhapsody * Brown Eyed Girl * Careless Whisper * Dancing Queen * Every Breath You Take * Go Your Own Way * Good Vibrations * Hotel California * I Wanna Be Sedated * I Want to Hold Your Hand * Imagine * Jeremy * Just the Way You Are * Little Red Corvette * Losing My Religion * Love Shack * Maybe I'm Amazed * My Generation * Nasty * Our Lips Are Sealed * Proud Mary * Respect * Smells like Teen Spirit * Superstition * Sweet Child O' Mine * Time After Time * Under the Bridge * Waterfalls * Where Did Our Love Go * You Oughta Know * You Shook Me All Night Long * and more! 496 pages!

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Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time. We are proud to publish titles of interest to all musicians as well as music lovers, from songbooks and instructional titles to artist biographies and instrument price guides to books about the music industry and all the performing arts.

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• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634053760
• ISBN-13: 978-0634053764
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,207,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not accurate transcriptions, October 18, 2007

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A. C. Luke (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Selections from MTV's 100 Greatest Pop Songs (MTV Music Televison) (Paperback)

The sheet music and scores are not an accurate transcription of the recorded music by the artists. It's okay if you just want to learn the melody and see MTV's list. VH1's version is much better. VH1's list is also different where the songs have a different rating.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Song listing here incorrect, notice the use of "Selections From", January 21, 2009

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Kevin "k" (Bartlett, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Selections from MTV's 100 Greatest Pop Songs (Paperback)

This book hides the "Selection From" which is in small type hidden above the "100 greatest pop songs" on the cover. It is a little less likely to be missed online but in the store you will miss it.

Do not rely on the listing on the back cover unless you look very carefuly at the fine print. Also, the list in the Amazon listing here is incorrect also. Someone entered the list from the back of the book and ignored the asterisks which say "Omitted from this publication.....licensing...".

There are no songs by the Stones, Prince, Pearl Jam or Springsteen in this book though they are listed on the back and in this listing for this item.

Book is otherwise useful but those are some big names they've used to sucker you in.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A shoddy job done to a good selection, April 11, 2008

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Dane F. Buson (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Selections from MTV's 100 Greatest Pop Songs (MTV Music Televison) (Paperback)

As the other review mentions these transcriptions are wrong in a lot of places. Example: The first three measures of "Oh Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison is wrong. The book has a decent selection of music, but the transcription is lacking.

The good selection is the only reason I didn't give it one star.