Hey, it's NPR's Book of the Day. I'm Andrew Limbaugh. It's Friday. Let's pump up some jance and just coast into the weekend, okay?

We've got two music books for you today. In a bit, we'll hear about the long history of black performers and country music.

But first, we've got Susan Rogers on the pot today. Her resume in music as a sound engineer and producer is

pretty unimpeachable. You'll hear more about her career, but her big claim to fame is working

with Prince when he was at his commercial peak. She co-wrote a book called This Is What It Sounds

Like, which breaks down why we love the music we love. And there's a part in this interview with

Here and Now's Robin Young where they're talking about a Lana Del Rey lyric that out of context is kind of silly and ridiculous,

but Rogers breaks down why our brains, or at least mine, finds it irresistible.

This message comes from heavyweight. Maybe you've laid awake and imagined how it could have been, how it might be,

but the moment to act was never right. Well, the moment is here, and the podcast making it happen

is Heavyweight with Jonathan Goldstein, available wherever you get podcasts. You have your favorite

song, right? The one that speaks to you. This is one of mine, Glenn Campbell, singing Jimmy Webb's Wichita lineman.

I hear you singing in the wire.

I can hear you through the wine.

And the Wichita line is still on the life.

But maybe that leaves you cold.

Why do some of us adore that song, some don't?

Why do some prefer the Rolling Stones to the Beatles? Why

have I formed a religion around Joni Mitchell, but sometimes can't remember her lyrics? Well, a new

book explores how sweet spots in our brains steer us to different aspects of music. And the

author knows a thing or two about this. When Susan Rogers was just 20, she was loving Zeppelin

at the forum in L.A., but she had to leave because her husband kind of resented her love of

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