Eno, electronic music history and pop songs summarized

Stuck at work or bored at home, these three links should keep you busy for the rest of the day, either way. Fist up, enjoy these one-line summaries of the meaning behind some of the biggest pop songs in history.Second, electronic music pioneer and legendary producer (U2, Talking Heads, Coldplay,...

By Cory Casciato

November 28, 2008

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Stuck at work or bored at home, these three links should keep you busy for the rest of the day, either way.

Fist up, enjoy these one-line summaries of the meaning behind some of the biggest pop songs in history.

Second, electronic music pioneer and legendary producer (U2, Talking Heads, Coldplay, et al) Brian Eno explains how singing keeps you young and makes you a better person.

Finally, a ten-part audio documentary on the earliest history of electronic music from the '40s to the '70s.

-- Cory Casciato

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