Everything I Need to Know About Love I Learned From Pop Songs

Ever listened to a love song and felt like it was written just for you? Have you ever helped yourself get through a tough breakup by listening to your favorite song? Maybe you and your current flame have one song that feels like it simply belongs to you as a couple?

If you've ever been in love, experienced an unrequited crush, or simply longed for a relationship spun from a pop song, this is the book for you.

Pop songs pondered in this book include:

• Barenaked Ladies, "One Week"
• Brick, “Dazz”
• The Buzzcocks, "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"
• The Commodores, “Brick House”
• Alice Cooper, “I’m Eighteen”
• Neil Diamond, "Forever in Blue Jeans"
• Bob Dylan, "It Ain't Me, Babe"
• Jay Ferguson, "Thunder Island"
• Fleetwood Mac, "Silver Springs"
• PJ Harvey + Thom Yorke, "This Mess We're In"
• Elton John, “Your Song”
• OutKast, "Hey Ya!"
• Bonnie Raitt, "Shadow of Doubt"
• The Replacements, "Sadly Beautiful"
• Linda Ronstadt, “Blue Bayou”
• Frank Sinatra, “Strangers in the Night”
• Phoebe Snow, “Poetry Man”
• Spice Girls, "Wannabe"
• The Spinners, “Could it Be I’m Falling in Love”
• Wall of Voodee, “Can’t Make Love”
• The Who, “You Better You Bet”
• Neil Young, “Heart of Gold"

Contributing authors on this anthology include: Rebecca Ayers, Terry Barr, Sally Basmajian, Dani J Caile, Adrian Ernesto Cepeda, Susanna Donato, Barney Harper, Wendy Kennar, Don Kingfisher Campbell, Polo Lonergan, Cassie Newell, Susan Tepper, and Dave Thome.