The Lyrics (eBook)

1956 to the Present

Paul McCartney, Paul Muldoon (Autoren)

Paul Muldoon (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
624 Seiten
Liveright (Verlag)
978-1-324-09468-5 (ISBN)

Infos

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Washington Post Notable BookExcerpted in The New YorkerA work of unparalleled candor and splendorous beauty, The Lyrics celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of Paul McCartney through his most meaningful songs.Finally in paperback and featuring seven new song commentaries, the #1 New York Times bestseller celebrates the creative life and unparalleled musical genius of Paul McCartney.Spanning sixty-four yearsfrom his early days in Liverpool, through the historic decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo careerPaul McCartneys The Lyrics revolutionized the way artists write about music. An unprecedented triumph (Times UK), this handsomely designed volume pairs the definitive texts of over 160 songs with first-person commentaries on McCartneys life, revealing the diverse circumstances in which songs were written; how they ultimately came to be; and the remarkable, yet often delightfully ordinary, people and places that inspired them. The Lyrics also includes: A personal foreword by McCartney An unprecedented range of songs, from beloved standards like Band on the Run to new additions Day Tripper and Magical Mystery Tour Over 160 images from McCartneys own archivesEdited and introduced by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, The Lyrics is the definitive literary and visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.11.2023
• Zusatzinfo: 165 images
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
• Schlagworte: Abbey Road • Beatles • Beatles biography • beatles book • Beatles Lyrics • Classic Rock • Eleanor Rigby • George Harrison • John Lennon • Liverpool • McCartney • musician • pulitzer prize poet • Ringo Starr • Songwriting • wings mccartney
• ISBN-10: 1-324-09468-0 / 1324094680
• ISBN-13: 978-1-324-09468-5 / 9781324094685