The Semantics of the Popular Song
- Date
1959
- Summary
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Contrasts the attitudes toward love developed by the lyrics of popular songs and the blues. Uses the concept of the idealization-frustration-despair disease to illustrate the orientation of the lyrics of most popular songs. Shows that the blues present a more realistic rather than magical treatment of love. Questions whether popular songs make attainment of emotional maturity more difficult. Featured guest is Clancy Hayes, jazz singer.
- Contributors
KQED, San Francisco; Dr. S.I. Hayakawa; Clancy Hayes; Richard Moore; Tom Borden; Ralph Chesse; Ruth Asawa; W.A. Palmer Films, Inc.
- Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
- Genre
Educational
- Subject
Semantics ; Popular music ; Lyric writing (Popular music) ; Communication.
- Collection
National Educational Television
- Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- No Copyright - United States
- Other Identifiers
Other: GR00470070; MDPI Barcode: 40000003274513
Access Restrictions
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