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Putting the "pieces" together in pop music

March 05, 2016 by Lamont Antieau in music video essay

A post on the word pieces in pop music (1951-2015). Includes videos of songs by Patsy Cline, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Jim Croce, Matchbox Twenty, Savage Garden, and The Average White Band.