| LC control no. | sh 99012891 |
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| LC classification | ML3529.5 History |
| Topical heading | Novelty songs |
| See also | Humorous songs Popular music |
| Found in | Work cat.: 99050263: Otfinoski, S. The golden age of novelty songs, 2000 (genre peaked in popularity on the charts ca. 1956-1969; line between novelty and mainstream pop remains hazy) White, D. Dict. pop. mus. styles of the world, c1998: under United States (novelty song) All-music guide WWW site, October 1, 1999 (novelty songs; written most often with a humorous gesture; so named because they tell a brief story, sometimes complete and sometimes episodic, with light, lilting, memorable melodies) Encyc. of rock, 1988 (novelty records) Pickering, D. Cassell companion to 20th-century music, 1998 (novelty record [cites examples of U.S. and British artists and hits]) Collins, A. Disco duck and other adventures in novelty music, 1998 (novelty songs [book primarily devoted to U.S. artists and songs, but at least one British hit is cited]) |
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