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From demo to hit: the biography of three songs by country songwriter Tom Douglas
This article explores the songwriting process of Nashville-based writer Tom Douglas. Three of Douglas's songs are examined, from the creation of the ......(Continue Reading) The Sixties between the Microgrooves: Using Folk and Protest Music to Understand American History, 1963-1973
For those trying to find American history in its topical music, the 1960s were (with apologies to Charles Dickens) the best of times and the worst of ......(Continue Reading)Give music a chance: despite Damon and ms Dynamite, today's protest singers can't match Dylan and Lennon - Features
A line in Edwyn Collins's biggest hit, "A Girl Like You", sums up our current predicament: "Too many protest singers, not enough protest songs". The ......(Continue Reading)ROCK & POP: THE TEN BEST PSYCHEDELIC BRITISH SONGS
1ARNOLD LAYNE Pink Floyd (1967) Here, we catch Pink Floyd in unexplored territory, dipping into the subject of transvestism and upsetting the BBC ......(Continue Reading)ROCK & POP: THE TEN BEST PASTORAL POP SONGS By BRITISH SEA POWER
1 HAZEY JANE II Nick Drake The late Drake is, of course, the king of pastoral pop in the post- rock'n'roll era. Most of us long to sit in the woods, ......(Continue Reading)
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