As a follow-up to an earlier post I did on walls in American pop music, the music video essay takes a look at songs from the Billboard year-end Top 10 charts (1951-2015) that include the word bridge(s). Although the word only appears in 6 of the 650 songs in the corpus, it appears to have four functions in these songs: 1) in the names of two bridges that are explicitly named in songs #1 and #3 below; 2) figuratively, in songs #2 and #6; 3) generically, in the phrase "under the bridge downtown" in song #4; and 4) figuratively, as well, in reference to a musical passage in song #5. As a token, bridge(s) is used 19 times in the 6 songs.

Live performance from the Smothers Brothers show.

My eyes adored you Frankie Valli

© 2006 WMG "Under The Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers from 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik,' available now. Download 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' on iTunes: http://bit.ly/pGiTRt The Red Hot Chili Peppers' album, 'I'm With You,' is available everywhere.

Justin Timberlake's official director's cut music video for 'Sexyback'. Click to listen to Justin Timberlake on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/JTSpot?IQid=SexyBDC As featured on FutureSex/LoveSounds. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/JTFSLSITunes?IQid=SexyBDC Google: http://smarturl.it/JTSDCPlay?IQid=SexyBDC Amazon: http://smarturl.it/JTFSLSAmz?IQid=SexyBDC More from Justin Timberlake Rock Your Body: https://youtu.be/TSVHoHyErBQ Suit & Tie.

And, as a bonus, one from the Bridgemaster himself, in seasonal attire to boot:

James is feeling very good in his groovy ski sweater, it has sparkles! It takes Batgirl a couple of minutes but she soon realizes who she's talking to. Dig James' fancy foot work...Mick Jagger did! James Brown skiing...? Hmmm.

And why not another?

The reposted JB video in YT in very good quality

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