Once upon a time

by Jeffery, Alex

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Title Statements

Full title :Once upon a time / Alex Jeffery.

Summary

"Contradicting assumptions that disco albums are shallow and packed with filler, Donna Summer's double album Once Upon A Time stands out as a piece that delivers on its promise of an immaculately crafted journey from start to finish. A new interpretation of the Cinderella story, it is set in the then contemporary world of New York disco and takes the listener on a journey from urban isolation and deep despair to joy and vindication, all filtered through the mind of its naïve and fantasy-prone protagonist. As well as charting the production of the album within the legendary Munich Machine in Germany, this book digs deep into the album's rich themes and subtexts. Approaching the book from inventive angles, the four essays within the book act as a prism connecting the reader to the classical aspirations of Eurodisco, the history of the black fairy tale and a queer knowledge that reads Summer's Cinderella tale in some surprising ways"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2021

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2021

The Physical Object

Description:134 pages ; : 17 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781501355462, 1501355465
oclc:on1237650497
LC Classification:ML420.S952
Dewey Decimal:782.42164092

Introduction : Once upon a time -- Sweet romance : a tale of two discos -- Faster and faster to nowhere : fairy tales and the Black urban experience -- Working the midnight shift : life and music inside the Munich Machine -- Brief interlude : a man like you or how to get your man -- Fairy tale high : a personal reading of Once upon a time -- Happily ever after : an invitation.

Subjects

African American women singers -- Criti… Chanteurs -- Critique et interprétation… Chanteuses noires américaines -- Critiq… Criticism, interpretation, etc Disco (Musique) -- Histoire et critique Disco (musique) -- Histoire et critique… Disco music Disco music -- History and criticism Disco music -- History and criticism. -… Musique populaire -- Histoire et critiq… Popular music -- History and criticism.… Singers -- Criticism and interpretation… Summer, Donna