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Karel Veselý: Hudba srdce / křest knihy s Anetou Martínkovou
Karel Veselý: Music of the heart / book launch with Aneta Martínková
Event by: Nakladatelství Paseka
Location: Na Boršově, Náprstkova 10, Praha 1
Concerts, Talks & discussions
About event
We cordially invite you to the launch of Music of the Heart, Karel Vesely's new book. The evening is moderated by journalist and musician Aneta Martínková. Free entry.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
Love, desire, infatuation, infatuation, lust, jealousy, passion, heartbreak. Writing songs about all of this is corny and run-of-the-mill. But what if it is the love songs - if we listen to them more carefully - that best tell us about our emotions and their changes during the twentieth century? Can pop charts reflect people's approach to love and falling in love?
Karel Veselý goes through the history of pop from the rock'n'roll generation of the 1950s through the "love revolution" of the 1960s, presents a picture of love relationships in rock, disco or rave culture and charts the crisis of love in the new millennium. The story of pop ends with contemporary musicians defining radical forms of queer love. Each of the twelve chapters revolves around the lyrics of the songs, but also takes help from contemporary philosophical or sociological theories. Michel Foucault and bell hooks, Erich Fromm with the Beach Boys, Frank Ocean and Britney Spears meet on the pages of the book.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
Love, desire, infatuation, infatuation, lust, jealousy, passion, heartbreak. Writing songs about all of this is corny and run-of-the-mill. But what if it is the love songs - if we listen to them more carefully - that best tell us about our emotions and their changes during the twentieth century? Can pop charts reflect people's approach to love and falling in love?
Karel Veselý goes through the history of pop from the rock'n'roll generation of the 1950s through the "love revolution" of the 1960s, presents a picture of love relationships in rock, disco or rave culture and charts the crisis of love in the new millennium. The story of pop ends with contemporary musicians defining radical forms of queer love. Each of the twelve chapters revolves around the lyrics of the songs, but also takes help from contemporary philosophical or sociological theories. Michel Foucault and bell hooks, Erich Fromm with the Beach Boys, Frank Ocean and Britney Spears meet on the pages of the book.