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The when, where, and who of pop lyrics: the listener's prerogative

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

Tim Murphey
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That we identify with those around us, whether in novels, movies, poetry, songs, the news or on the street, is natural. To a certain extent we mirror what we perceive, but we also perceive it in our own ways and make it fit, to a certain extent, our concept of the world. However, we, and the things we communicate, are also moulders. How much we mould and how much we mirror is difficult to discern, and of course problematic in something like objective news reporting.

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Research Article
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Popular Music , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , May 1989 , pp. 185 - 193
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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