The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory by John Seabrook

The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory

John Seabrook with Dion Graham (Narrator)

9 hours, 23 minutes first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction business history music informative medium-paced

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New Yorker staff writer John Seabrook tells a fascinating story of creativity and commerce that explains how songs have become so addictive. Over the last two decades a new type of song has emerged. Today's hits bristle with "hooks," musical burrs...

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informative 100%
challenging 7%
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lighthearted 7%
reflective 7%
relaxing 7%

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slow 15%

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