Reading pop : approaches to textual analysis in popular music

Reading Pop collects together key essays on the interpretation of pop songs previously published in the journal Popular Music . In sixteen varied studies by many of the best-known scholars, all the most influential approaches are represented. A newly written introduction by leading pop academic Richard Middleton puts them into context and outlines the main debates. A select bibliography of other writings on pop music analysis adds to the usefulness of the book, which will become a central text in popular music studies. This book is intended for students of popular music, whatever their discipline; cultural, social, and media studies; general readers and pop listeners interested in contemporary pop culture.