Cover Versions by Adam Sweeting - ISBN: 9781844135448
Paperback
Pop history replayed: the good, the bad, and the truly awful.

Cover Versions

Singing Other People's Songs

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  • Paperback

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    3 January 2005

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Summary

Following on from the success of The Beatles at No 1, another cheap, small-format rock ‘n’ roll book for Christmas 2004.

Girls Aloud record the Pointer Sisters’ ‘Jump’; Atomic Kitten record Blondie’s ‘The Tide is High’ and Kool and the Gang’s ‘Ladies Night’; Westlife record Billy Joel’s ‘Uptown Girl’, Phil Collins’ ‘Against All Odds’, Abba’s ‘I Have a Dream’, and Barry Manilow’s ‘Mandy’.

Thanks to the boom in TV-created pop stars, ancient pop classics have never had i…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781844135448
ISBN-10:1844135446
Author:Adam Sweeting
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Pimlico
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:3 January 2005
Weight:169g
Dimensions:197mm x 129mm x 11mm
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Critics Review

A thoroughly enjoyable book that anyone interested in popular music will find a whiz to read

A thoroughly enjoyable book that anyone interested in popular music will find a whiz to read * Herald *

About The Author

Adam Sweeting

Adam Sweeting writes for the Guardian, Uncut, The Times, Gramophone, and High Life. In his spare time he makes television documentaries with his production company, VTVC.

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