In thirteen essays, this book probes ideas and themes that are prominent in contemporary song lyrics. The essays take social change, human interaction, technology, and intellectual development as points of departure for specific examinations of public education, railroads, death, automobiles, and rebels. The essays also examine humor, traditions, and historical events found in answer songs, cover recordings, nursery rhyme adaptations, and novelty tunes.
- ISBN13 9780879725051
- Publish Date 15 June 1991
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher University of Wisconsin Press
- Imprint Bowling Green University Popular Press,US
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 213
- Language English