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Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop by Marc Myers (view source)
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The chapters span all genres of music, and look at some less obvious choices alongside the better-known. Everyone of a certain age is familiar with Blondie's ''Heart of Glass'' and Pink Floyd's ''Another Brick in the Wall'', but it is enterprising to find the not so well-known Stevie Wonder number ''Love's in Need of Love Today'' and The Rolling Stones' ''Moonlight Mile'' both given some attention. Mick Jagger supplies some insights into the latter, while earlier in the book Keith Richards discusses the nuts and bolts of ''Street Fighting Man''. From the endearing singalong folk-rock of Rod Stewart's timeless ''Maggie May'' and the punk of the Clash's ''London Calling'' to the early disco-era favourite ''Rock the Boat'' by The Hues Corporation, alongside autobiographical singer-songwriter classics like Joni Mitchell's ''Carey'' and Bonnie Raitt's ''Nick of Time'', to say nothing of hits by Jimmy Cliff, Aerosmith, Elvis Costello and REM, there is a very comprehensive trawl through the decades to be found in these pages.
For further reading and a detailed look at the work of three very different songsmiths not represented, we also recommend [[Ginger Geezer: The Life of Vivian Stanshall by Chris Welch and Lucian Randall]], [[[The Man Who Sold The World: David Bowie And The 1970s by Peter Doggett]], and [[Still on the Road: Songs of Bob Dylan, 1974-2008 by Clinton Heylin]].
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