Bumble Boogie
100 Years of Bee Imagery in American Sound Recordings—A Discography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11704244 |
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| Authors | William L Schurk (corresponding author), B Lee Cooper (0000-0001-5214-7723) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 493-502 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Popular Music & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0300-7766 • E-ISSN: 1740-1712 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03007766.2010.538237 |
| OpenAlex | W2104802919 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Bee imagery is a common component in literary and theatrical productions. It has also been a prominent element in song titles and lyrics. This discographic study explores several bee themes featured in more than 200 commercial recordings released in the United States during the past century. Themes cited include references to scent, terms of endearment, analogies to bee-related structures and hive-oriented treasures, allusions to romance, sexuality, and reproduction, and fears of physical pain and emotional rejection. The lengthy discography features recordings released over the past ten decades either as singles (45 or 78 rpm records) or as songs compiled in albums ( rpm records) or on compact discs. A brief bibliography of books featuring bee-related themes or detailing the recorded music sources utilized for this study concludes this commentary
Acoustics · Art · Art history · Discography · Human sexuality · Literature · Lyrics · Romance · Sociology · Sound (geography · Visual arts · Animal and Plant Science Education · Gender Studies · History · Plant and animal studies
| Highly cited | No |
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