Should I Stay Or Should I Go?: And 87 Other Serious Answers to Questions in Songs

Should I Stay Or Should I Go?: And 87 Other Serious Answers to Questions in Songs

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They're some of the most famous questions ever asked. But do you know the answer to them? In Should I Stay or Should I Go?, award-winning journalist James Ball travels from the economic status of doggies in windows, to what war is good for and what becomes of the broken hearted to find out the definitive, fascinating and hilarious answers / Book A book of hilarious and fascinating answers to the most famous questions posed in pop songs, using data, facts and science / From the Back Is there life on Mars? What is love? How do you solve a problem like Maria? These are some of the most famous questions ever asked. But do you know the answer to them? In Should I Stay or Should I Go?, award-winning journalist James Ball takes us on a journey from the economic status of doggies in windows, to what war is good for and what becomes of the broken hearted, to find out the fascinating and hilarious answers to music's greatest questions. In doing so he uncovers what we have always known - songs are the key to life itself / About the Author" James Ball has worked in political, data and investigative journalism in the US and UK for BuzzFeed, the Guardian and the Washington Post in a career spanning TV, digital, print and alternative media. His reporting has won the Pulitzer Prize for public service, the Scripps Howard Prize, the British Journalism Award for investigative reporting, The Royal Statistical Society Award and the Laurence Stern Fellowship, among others. He knows a lot about pop songs.
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192
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Wie ich zu diesem Buch gekommen bin, weiss ich gar nicht mehr, aber auf jeden Fall war es ein richtiger Glückstreffer. Denn obwohl ich nicht viel von Musik verstehe und auch nicht alle erwähnten Lieder kenne, so macht dieses Werk einfach nur gute Laune. Die Herangehensweise Balls an die verschiedenen Fragen war ganz anders als ich erst gedacht hätte. Er nennt die Liedzeilen "Statistiken" o.a. und erörtert anhand aktueller Studien deren Wahrheitsgehalt. Und das auch noch mit sehr viel trockenem Humor. Manchmal musste ich mir das Lachen verkneifen, um morgens nicht die schlafende Familie zu wecken. Wer Musik und Bücher mag findet hier eine perfekte Kombination, die sich aber auch als Geschenk für Musikfans mit Humor eignet. Die kurzen Texte sorgen dafür, dass auch jene, die nicht viel lesen, auf ihre Kosten kommen.

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I love the idea behind this, but the joke wears off pretty quickly. It's a good bathroom book, best read in small doses. Some song choices are a bit questionable, if not pure filler, I really appreciated the statistics though. It's a fun little book, but nothing too memorable.

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