03319nam 2200565 a 450 991077928800332120230802005152.01-84150-671-0(CKB)2550000000103228(EBL)922471(OCoLC)794328924(SSID)ssj0000676884(PQKBManifestationID)11437249(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000676884(PQKBWorkID)10685341(PQKB)10859327(MiAaPQ)EBC922471(Au-PeEL)EBL922471(CaPaEBR)ebr10565427(CaONFJC)MIL884723(EXLCZ)99255000000010322820120612d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBrit wits[electronic resource] a history of British rock humor /by Iain EllisBristol [England] Intellect20121 online resource (216 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84150-565-X Includes bibliographical references.Front Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: BRITISH, ROCK, HUMOR; MANIFESTATIONS ACROSS THE NATION; HOME IS WHERE THE HUMOR IS; COORDINATES AND DETERMINANTS; THE INS AND OUTS; 1. STARTING POINTS; Chapter 1: MUSIC HALL COMEDY; George Formby; Chapter 2: THE FIFTIES; AMERICAN DREAMING; Lonnie Donegan; Chapter 3: THE SIXTIES; ACCENT-UATIONS; The Beatles; The Kinks; WACKY WHIMSY; Pink Floyd; Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band; CH-CH-CH-CH-CHANGES; David Bowie, Part One; Chapter 4: THE SEVENTIES; GLAM BAM!; David Bowie, Part Two; Roxy Music; GOIN' DOWN TH' PUBS; Ian DuryNEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE'S BRITISH PUNKSex Pistols; The Slits; PUNK POETRY; John Cooper Clarke; THE NUTTY SOUND; Madness; Chapter 5: THE EIGHTIES; NEW ROMANTICS; ABC; NEW TRADITIONALISTS; The Smiths; Billy Bragg; POP GO THE SCOTS; The Proclaimers; MANC LADS; The Macc Lads; Happy Mondays; Chapter 6: THE NINETIES; GIRL POWER!; Spice Girls; COOL BRITANNIA; Blur; Pulp; TECHNO-SHOCK THERAPY; The KLF; Chapter 7: THE NAUGHTIES; 2-STEPPIN' OUT; The Streets; LONDON'S ANTI-DIVAS; Lily Allen; BRITPOP'S UP AGAIN; Arctic Monkeys; Art Brut; WELSH WITS; Chapter 8: CLOSING POINTS ...; NOTES; Back CoverHumor, as much as any other trait, defines British cultural identity. It is "crucial in the English sense of nation," argues humor scholar Andy Medhurst; "To be properly English you must have a sense of humor," opines historian Antony Easthope. Author Zadie Smith perceives British humor as a national coping mechanism, stating, "You don't have to be funny to live here, but it helps." Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten concurs, commenting, "There's a sense of comedy in the English that even in your grimmest moments you laugh"". Although humor invariably functions as a relief valve for the BritisHumor in musicRock musicGreat BritainHumor in music.Rock music781.66/09817Ellis Iain1546484MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779288003321Brit wits3802124UNINA