Most people have strong opinions on what makes a song good or bad. But is anyone actually right?
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New research claims to have found a link between types of chords and the lyrics they are typically paired with.
Cohen’s label declined to release the album containing Hallelujah, a song that has now inspired over 300 versions.
Perhaps more clearly than Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen showed that songwriting can be a literary art. Within his apparently simple words lies a profound sense of playfulness and enigma.
In 1913, an Indian literary giant named Rabindranath Tagore was the first non-white person to win the literature prize. He wrote over 2,000 songs and, like Dylan’s, they still resonate today.
To the chagrin of many, Bob Dylan has become the first singer-songwriter to win a Nobel Prize. But this James Joyce expert is fully in support.
‘Trump made a tramp out of me,’ Guthrie lamented, denouncing his landlord who barred black families and pocketed federal funds.
A new book and documentary tell us more about the story behind Men at Work’s song Down Under – and the court case it eventually led to. They also prompt questions about current Australian copyright law.
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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Senior Lecturer in Music, Lancaster University
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Research Assistant, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology
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Reader in Modern Literature, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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Professor of American Literature and Culture, University of Central Lancashire
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Professor of Music Education, University of South Florida
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Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Iowa
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Senior Lecturer in Commercial Music Performance, University of Westminster
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Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music, University of Minnesota
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Professor of Writing and Literature, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer Department of Music, Writing & Performance , School of Arts and Creative Industries, University of East London
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Senior Lecturer, South African College of Music, University of Cape Town
