{"product_id":"anatomy-of-55-more-songs-the-oral-history-of-top-hits-that-changed-rock-pop-and-soul-9780802160201","title":"Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral History of Top Hits That Changed Rock, Pop and Soul","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollowing his 2016 smash hit \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of a Song\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed music\u003cbr\u003ejournalist Marc Myers collects fifty-five new oral histories of\u003cbr\u003eiconic songs from his popular \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ecolumn\u003c\/b\u003e Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits become\u003cbr\u003esomething more--iconic recordings that not only inspire a generation but also\u003cbr\u003echange the direction of music. In \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of 55 More Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, based on his\u003cbr\u003ecolumn for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, music journalist and historian Marc Myers\u003cbr\u003etells the story behind fifty-five rock, pop, R\u0026amp;B, country, and soul-gospel hits\u003cbr\u003ethrough intimate interviews with the artists who wrote and recorded them. Part oral history, part musical analysis, \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of 55 More Songs\u003c\/i\u003e ranges\u003cbr\u003efrom Creedence Clearwater Revival's \"Bad Moon Rising\" to Dionne Warwick's\u003cbr\u003e\"Walk On By,\" The Beach Boys' \"Good Vibrations,\" and Black Sabbath's\u003cbr\u003e\"Paranoid.\" Bernie Taupin recalls how he wrote the lyrics to Elton John's\u003cbr\u003e\"Rocket Man;\" Joan Jett remembers channeling her rage against how she had\u003cbr\u003ebeen unfairly labeled and treated as a female rocker into \"Bad Reputation;\" and\u003cbr\u003eOzzy Osbourne, Elvis Costello, Bob Weir, Sheryl Crow, Alice Cooper, Roberta\u003cbr\u003eFlack, John Mellencamp, Keith Richards, Carly Simon, and many others reveal\u003cbr\u003ethe emotions and technique behind their major works. Through an absorbing chronological, song-by-song analysis of the most\u003cbr\u003ememorable post-war hits, \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of 55 More Songs\u003c\/i\u003e provides a sweeping look\u003cbr\u003eat the evolution of pop music between 1964 and today. This book will change\u003cbr\u003ehow you listen to music and evaluate the artists who create it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc\u003cbr\u003eMyers\u003c\/b\u003e is a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eWall\u003cbr\u003eStreet Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, where he writes about music and the arts. He is the author\u003cbr\u003eof the critically acclaimed books \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of a Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy Jazz\u003cbr\u003eHappened\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRock Concert\u003c\/i\u003e, and posts daily at JazzWax.com, a\u003cbr\u003ethree-time winner of the Jazz Journalists Association's award for Jazz Blog of\u003cbr\u003ethe Year.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50561815806226,"sku":"9780802160201","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b8b153cd-979a-4263-8a0e-96c119c67415.jpg?v=1731853839","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/anatomy-of-55-more-songs-the-oral-history-of-top-hits-that-changed-rock-pop-and-soul-9780802160201","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}