Description: From his early Liverpool days, through the historic decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his long solo career, The Lyrics pairs the definitive texts of 154 Paul McCartney songs with first-person commentaries on his life and music. Spanning two alphabetically arranged volumes, these commentaries reveal how the songs came to be and the people who inspired them: his devoted parents, Mary and Jim; his songwriting partner, John Lennon; his "Golden Earth Girl," Linda Eastman; his wife, Nancy McCartney; and even Queen Elizabeth, among many others. Here are the origins of "Let It Be," "Lovely Rita," "Yesterday," and "Mull of Kintyre," as well as McCartney's literary influences, including Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, and Alan Durband, his high-school English teacher. Book and Mortar Record Store The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present -- Paul McCartney From his early Liverpool days, through the historic decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his long solo career, The Lyrics pairs the definitive texts of 154 Paul McCartney songs with first-person commentaries on his life and music. Spanning two alphabetically arranged volumes, these commentaries reveal how the songs came to be and the people who inspired them: his devoted parents, Mary and Jim; his songwriting partner, John Lennon; his "Golden Earth Girl," Linda Eastman; his wife, Nancy McCartney; and even Queen Elizabeth, among many others. Here are the origins of "Let It Be," "Lovely Rita," "Yesterday," and "Mull of Kintyre," as well as McCartney's literary influences, including Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, and Alan Durband, his high-school English teacher. With images from McCartney's personal archives--handwritten texts, paintings, and photographs, hundreds previously unseen--The Lyrics, spanning sixty-four years, becomes the definitive literary and visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Author: Paul McCartney Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation Published: 11/02/2021 Pages: 960 Binding Type: Hardcover Weight: 8.60lbs Size: 10.70h x 8.50w x 3.00d ISBN: 9781631492563 Review Citation(s): Library Journal 11/05/2021 pg. 21 Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2021 Booklist 12/15/2021 pg. 81
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Book Title: Lyrics : 1956 to the Present
Number of Pages: 960 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Item Height: 3.1 in
Publication Year: 2021
Topic: Composers & Musicians, Lyrics, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Genres & Styles / Rock
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Music, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 138.1 Oz
Item Length: 10.8 in
Author: Paul Mccartney
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Hardcover
