The purpose of this survey paper is to demonstrate that important aspects of popular songs are best understood in terms of modern complexity theory.

Featuring the only reference to KC and the Sunshine Band in the history of Communications of the ACM. (Try working them into your next press release!)

See also, A finite state machine for Western Swing (*).

If this is all too much for you right now, consider starting out with Danica McKellar's Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail. (This book targets the same market as my monthly magazine that is a cross between Vogue and Foreign Affairs.)

The Complexity of Songs | Don Knuth