The Song Remains the Same

800 Years of Love Songs, Laments and Lullabies

Andrew Ford, Anni Heino

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Black Inc
02 December 2019

Music; Music: styles & genres; History

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Those familiar with The Music Show on ABC Radio National will know that host Andrew Ford's musical knowledge roams far and wide. Here, with his musicologist wife Anni Heino, are their thoughts on 75 songs. It is an interesting approach that combines historical nuggets with knowledge of music making - the writing and performances of the song being discussed. Reading it is a joyful and very relaxing meditation and although not every song will be familiar to every reader, the ability to track them down online and listen to them, whether for the first time or with new ears, enhances the experience. Craig Kirchner

From Schubert to Springsteen, Archie Roach to Amy Winehouse, comes an illuminating history of the song for every kind of music lover.

Often today, the word ‘song’ is used to describe all music. A free-jazz improvisation, a Hindustani raga, a movement from a Beethoven symphony, a Springsteen anthem or a Leonard Cohen ballad: they’re all songs.

But, in fact, a song is a specific musical form. It’s not so much that they all have verses and choruses – though most of them do – but that they are all relatively short and self-contained; they have beginnings, middles and ends; they often have a single point of view, message or story; and, crucially, they unite words and music. Thus, a Schubert song has more in common with a track by Joni Mitchell or Sia than with one of Schubert’s own symphonies.

The Song Remains the Same traces these connections through seventy-five songs from different cultures and times: love songs, anthems, protest songs, lullabies, folk songs, jazz standards, lieder and pop hits; ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’ to ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Jerusalem’ to ‘Jolene’. Unpicking their inner workings makes familiar songs strange again, explaining and restoring the wonder, joy (or possibly loathing) the reader experienced on first hearing.

Featuring songs by The Beatles, Cole Porter, Kate Bush, Carole King, Bob Marley, Tracy Chapman, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan and Violeta Parra; musical numbers by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Sondheim and the Gershwins; and works from great composers, including Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms.

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By: Andrew Ford, Anni Heino
Imprint: Black Inc
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 422g
ISBN: 9781760640118
ISBN 10: 1760640115
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 02 December 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active