{"product_id":"taking-funny-music-seriously-hardback-9780253069948","title":"Taking Funny Music Seriously (Hardback) 9780253069948","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTaking Funny Music Seriously\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLily E. Hirsch (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253069948\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e268 pages, 12 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.567 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kudos to Lily Hirsch for writing this glorious book celebrating my friends, my heroes, and a subject matter which (for fairly obvious reasons) is near and dear to my heart. Meticulously researched and crafted with love,\u003ci\u003e Taking Funny Music Seriously\u003c\/i\u003e finds meaning, purpose, and joy in an art form which many of the world's \"serious\" critics are all too eager to dismiss.\"—\"Weird Al\" Yankovic\u003cbr\u003e \"A really interesting deep dive into an aspect of comedy history I knew very little about. A must for any comedic geek!\"—Mike Sacks, author of \u003ci\u003eAnd Here's the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Lily Hirsch, an actual musicologist, has written a new book that wonderfully illuminates the nexus of humor and music. Garfunkel and Oates, Lonely Island, Randy Newman, Frank Zappa, Sylvia Fine, \"Weird Al\" Yankovic, Tom Lehrer, Monty Python, and \"Darlene Edwards\" are just some of the many music\/comedy artists celebrated. It's fascinating, fun, and deeply researched. I sure learned a lot. Read it and then listen to some comedy songs.\"—Wayne Federman, Comedian and author of \u003ci\u003eThe History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"For too long, any remotely humorous or comic music has been cast out or ignored by historians and scholars as not worthy of—yes—serious attention. Lily Hirsch has deftly woven together a broad and fascinating overview of the countless ways humor enters into the music we listen to, showing that it can take the gaze of critics and stand the test of time.\"—Daniel Goldmark, author of \u003ci\u003eFunny Pictures: Animation and Comedy in Studio-Era Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake funny music seriously! Though often dismissed as silly or derivative, funny music, Lily E. Hirsch argues, is incredibly creative and dynamic, serving multiple aims from the celebratory to the rebellious, the entertaining to the mentally uplifting. \u003cbr\u003e Music can be a rich site for humor, with so many opportunities that are ripe for a comedic left turn. \u003ci\u003eTaking Funny Music Seriously\u003c\/i\u003e includes original interviews with some of the best musical humorists, such as Tom Lehrer, \"the J. D. Salinger of musical satire\"; Peter Schickele, who performed as the invented composer P. D. Q. Bach, the supposed lost son of the great J. S. Bach; Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome of the funny music duo Garfunkel and Oates; comedic film composer Theodore Shapiro; Too Slim of the country group Riders in the Sky; and musical comedian Jessica McKenna, from the podcast Off Book, part of a long line of \"funny girls.\" With their help, \u003ci\u003eTaking Funny Music Seriously\u003c\/i\u003e examines comedy from a variety of genres and musical contexts—from bad singing to rap, classical music to country, Broadway music to film music, and even love songs and songs about death.\u003cbr\u003e In its coverage of comedic musical media, \u003ci\u003eTaking Funny Music Seriously\u003c\/i\u003e is an accessible and lively look at funny music. It offers us a chance to appreciate more fully the joke in music and the benefits of getting that joke—especially in times of crisis—including comfort, catharsis, and connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: The Set-Up\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e1. Live from Largo\u003cbr\u003e 2. Staying Demented\u003cbr\u003e 3. Bad Singing\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: Jesting by Genre\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e4. Tapping into Movie Music\u003cbr\u003e 5. Classical Music is Comedic (Again)\u003cbr\u003e 6. Hip-Hop Meow\u003cbr\u003e 7. Banter, Banjo, and Bumpkins\u003cbr\u003e 8. Heavy and Hilarious (Metal)\u003cbr\u003e 9. Funny Girls\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III: Humorous Music by Topic\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e10. Humor about Humor\u003cbr\u003e 11. Silly Love Songs\u003cbr\u003e 12. Poisoning Pigeons\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Comedic Music in Crisis\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525597524248,"sku":"9780253069948","price":55.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/taking-funny-music-seriously-hardback-9780253069948","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}