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In these interviews conducted by various scribes for American Songwriter magazine, we learn such vitals as that Dierks Bentley would still write songs even if it weren't his "job," and how Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips descries the differences between a song and a performance and also how audiences do the same (Coyne also notes how Elton John's elegant recording of "Bennie and the Jets" differs in important ways from his performances of the song today). Sheryl Crow is asked if she's religious (she's "spiritual," she says), but Public Enemy's Chuck D isn't. Chuck does, however, deliver excellent background on a few of his songs to produce one of the meatier colloquies herein. Songsmiths as diverse as Lyle Lovett, Ray Charles, Beck, Burt Bacharach, Roger Miller, Fountains of Wayne, and Kenny Chesney make this a broad if not particularly deep survey of how current pop music is devised and an excellent acquisition for pop-music collections. Mike Tribby
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Song is an enthralling compilation of songwriting wisdom from 100 of the biggest names in music. From country to rock to folk to alternative, this genre-spanning collection of interviews captures the anecdotes, history, and wisdom of the best songwriters aroundInside, you'll find entertaining and enlightening interviews from great songwriters such as Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson, Jewel, Kenny Chesney, Cat Stevens, Jack Johnson, Sheryl Crow, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Ray Charles, Clint Black, Rob Thomas, Dolly Parton, Rufus Wainwright, Bob McDill, Lyle Lovett, Keith Urban, Beck, M.Ward, Lou Reed, Roger Miller, Grant-Lee Phillips, and John Denver.
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In these interviews conducted by various scribes for American Songwriter magazine, we learn such vitals as that Dierks Bentley would still write songs even if it weren't his "job," and how Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips descries the differences between a song and a performance and also how audiences do the same (Coyne also notes how Elton John's elegant recording of "Bennie and the Jets" differs in important ways from his performances of the song today). Sheryl Crow is asked if she's religious (she's "spiritual," she says), but Public Enemy's Chuck D isn't. Chuck does, however, deliver excellent background on a few of his songs to produce one of the meatier colloquies herein. Songsmiths as diverse as Lyle Lovett, Ray Charles, Beck, Burt Bacharach, Roger Miller, Fountains of Wayne, and Kenny Chesney make this a broad if not particularly deep survey of how current pop music is devised and an excellent acquisition for pop-music collections. Mike Tribby
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Song is an enthralling compilation of songwriting wisdom from 100 of the biggest names in music. From country to rock to folk to alternative, this genre-spanning collection of interviews captures the anecdotes, history, and wisdom of the best songwriters aroundInside, you'll find entertaining and enlightening interviews from great songwriters such as Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson, Jewel, Kenny Chesney, Cat Stevens, Jack Johnson, Sheryl Crow, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Ray Charles, Clint Black, Rob Thomas, Dolly Parton, Rufus Wainwright, Bob McDill, Lyle Lovett, Keith Urban, Beck, M.Ward, Lou Reed, Roger Miller, Grant-Lee Phillips, and John Denver.
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