<p><b>How do you make a song into a global smash hit that is guaranteed to make millions? </b><br><br><b>Read <i>The Song Machine</i> and find out!</b><br><br><br>From <b>Tin Pan Alley</b> and <b>Motown</b> to <b>Rihanna</b> and <b>Taylor Swift</b>, manufactured music has existed since the record industry began. <br><br>But who are the hit-manufacturers that can create a tune that is so catchy, so wildly addictive, that it sticks in the minds of millions of listeners? <br><br><br>In <i>The Song Machine</i>, John Seabrook dissects the workings of this machine, travelling the world to reveal its hidden formulas, and interview its geniuses ¿ ¿the hitmakers¿ ¿ at the centre of it all. Hilarious and jaw-droppingly shocking, this book will change how you think and feel about music, as well as how you listen to it.<br><br><b>¿Revelatory, funny, and full of almost unbelievable details¿, Eric Schlosser, author of <i>Fast Food Nation</i></b><br><br><b>¿As addictive as its subject¿ <i>Sunday Time