Strange Brew : Metaphors of Magic and Science in Rock Music
ISBN: 9781443850773
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Subjects: Literature;

Strange Brew is the title of a 1967 hit song from CreamOCOs album Disraeli Gears, which featured the most psychedelic cover art ever. The song is what postmodern scholars, influenced by Fredric Jameson, would call a pastiche: its lyrics combine images of love, witchcraft, and getting stoned with a note-for-note rendition of Albert KingOCOs traditional blues song Oh Pretty Woman. The songOCOs title is a metaphor suggesting that words and music can mix to become a kind of magic potion. Strange ..."


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