Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #912938 in Books
• Published on: 1995-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 730 pages

From Library Journal
This updated and expanded edition of the 1982 original includes 700 new songs and 200 new categories. Green presents song titles and artists by keywords in the titles and by several categories including names, places, etc. Pricey, but useful.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
" You know that song. The one about . . . It goes like . . ." Questions like this frustrate library patrons and staff. One solution is The Green Book, which indexes 21,000 twentieth-century songs by assigning one or more of 800 subject headings, based on keywords in the title or the subject of the song. Most songs are from the 1950s on. Johnny Cash's "Boy Named Sue" is found, for example, under Fight and Men's Names. The subjects vary widely from UFOs to Colors, Drugs, Marriage, Police, and States. Songs under the subject Door, for example, include "Crazy Little Mamma," "Let My Love Open the Door," "My Baby Done Changed the Lock," and "One Less Bell to Answer," among 81 songs. Love is not a subject, but there are pages of songs under Sex. See references lead from one subject heading to another. Song titles are listed alphabetically under a subject. For each song, performer, album, and label are given to help track recordings. Most are albums and are in print; a few 45s are included. The book closes with a list translating the abbreviations used for record labels and an index to subjects used.

Review
The price tag leans toward outrageous for a standard-size paperback reference; but the subject is exhaustive and was undoubtedly a challenge to compile: a list of pop music songs by subject. Over 21,000 songs and over 200 new and revised categories mark a fine discography collection which appears in its fourth updated, expanded edition to reach new audiences. An essential professional's reference. -- Midwest Book Review

Customer Reviews

An awesome reference book for Disc Jockeys and Bands
I work as a Mobile Entertainment Professional. When I have a "theme" party to perform, I immediately turn to The Green Book. I look for the category that the theme is centered around and I am immeditely amazed at how many songs are listed. My clients are blown away by the theme music that I play all because of The Green Book!

With the ease of a dictionary and the magic of music
How many times does the fragment of a song go through your mind, or a phrase and you cannot think where it comes from? And even more, how often during a day do you think of a song again and again and you cannot recapture where you heard it or who sang it on the record.This Book is the answer to any music lover who forgets the title or author of a favorite song. I have used it to plan theme parties, since it lists songs by subject. I cannot imagine how they did the work and keep it so up to date, but this is a reference book for the professional, and for any music lover who has a headfull of songs and needs a hand remembering "Where have I heard that song before"
Don't even think about planning a wedding or a 50th anniversary or 21st brirthday with the Green Boook. It is a treasure!!...

Indispensable Music Reference
I just received the latest edition (5th) and am blown away by how comprehensive this book is. As a marketing professional, I consider it a competitive advantage and a wise business investment. At times, it's downright entertaining. I would love to see a pocket or "bathroom reading" edition. In the meantime, I'll haul it's comprehensive girth around with me wherever I "go." ;?) LOVE it. HIGHLY recommend it.