Brill Building pop

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Brill Building pop is a style of 1960s American pop music characterized by professional songwriting teams crafting polished, melodic hits for vocal groups and solo artists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music genre
pop music subgenre
associatedWith Barry Mann
Carole King
Cynthia Weil
Doc Pomus
Ellie Greenwich
Gerry Goffin
Howard Greenfield
Jeff Barry
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
surface form: Jerry Leiber

Little Eva
Mike Stoller
Mort Shuman
Neil Sedaka
Phil Spector
The Chiffons
The Cookies
The Crystals
The Drifters
The Monkees
The Ronettes
The Shirelles
businessModel factory-like song production
publisher-controlled songwriting
characteristic emphasis on singles
polished production
professional songwriting teams
romantic themes
strong melodies
teen-oriented lyrics
verse-chorus song structures
cityOfOrigin New York City
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalOrigin early 1960s United States
late 1950s United States
declineFactor British Invasion
industryContext music publishing
songwriting-for-hire
influenced 1960s pop rock
adult contemporary music
singer-songwriter movement
influencedBy Broadway show tunes
Tin Pan Alley songwriting tradition
doo-wop
language English
locationAssociatedWith Brill Building, New York City
surface form: Brill Building
namedAfter Brill Building, New York City
surface form: Brill Building
neighborhoodAssociatedWith Manhattan
notableTheme adolescent romance
heartbreak
idealized teenage life
peakPopularity early 1960s
relatedMovement early 1960s teen pop
girl group era
songwritingApproach division of labor between lyricists and composers
songs written to order for producers and labels
stylisticOrigin Tin Pan Alley era
surface form: Tin Pan Alley

pop music
rhythm and blues
rock and roll
typicalEra 1960s
typicalInstrumentation backing vocal groups
orchestral arrangements
piano
typicalPerformer solo pop singers
vocal groups

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I Say a Little Prayer hasMusicalStyle Brill Building pop
Gerry Goffin movement Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building sound
Gerry Goffin memberOf Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building songwriters
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller influenced Brill Building pop
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King hasInfluence Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building pop tradition
Will You Love Me Tomorrow hasMusicStyle Brill Building pop
Will You Love Me Tomorrow hasInfluenceOn Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building songwriting tradition
One Fine Day genre Brill Building pop
One Fine Day partOf Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building songbook
Carol Joan Klein movement Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building sound
Gerald Goffin movement Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building sound
Take Good Care of My Baby partOf Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building era of pop songwriting
Some Kind of Wonderful hasMusicalStyle Brill Building pop
Halfway to Paradise isAssociatedWithEra Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building era
Take Good Care of My Baby (Bobby Vee hit) associatedMovement Brill Building pop
subject surface form: Take Good Care of My Baby
Barry Mann movement Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building sound
Cynthia Weil movement Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building sound
Jack Keller movement Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building sound
The Chiffons genre Brill Building pop
The Chiffons memberOf Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building sound
Bell Records era Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building era
Doc Pomus movement Brill Building pop
this entity surface form: Brill Building sound