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Variants of "beer" in Top 30 music (1951-2015)

October 01, 2016 by Lamont Antieau in lexical variation, lyric analysis, music video essay

A lexical analysis of "beer" variants in songs from Billboard's year-end Top 30 charts (1951-2015) and a music video essay, featuring songs from Wings, Climax Blues Band, Montell Jordan, Nelly, Pink, and Hank Williams.

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October 01, 2016 /Lamont Antieau
beer songs, beer songs in the top 30
lexical variation, lyric analysis, music video essay
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