Book : The Complete Beatles Songs The Stories Behind Every..

-Titulo Original : The Complete Beatles Songs The Stories Behind Every Track Written By The Fab Four

-Fabricante :

Dey Street Books

-Descripcion Original:

A lavishly illustrated, rollicking account of the real people and events that inspired the Beatles songs, now fully updated and revised by renowned Beatles expert and music journalist Steve Turner-the definitive analysis of the music and influences of the worlds most successful and popular rock-and-roll band and the only volume that contains a complete set of printed lyrics to all of the Beatles songs. Who was just 17 and made Pauls heart go boom? Was there really an Eleanor Rigby? Wheres Penny Lane? What inspired Happiness is a Warm Gun? Why was Paul the walrus? What inspired the lyrics to Ringos Octopuss Garden? Arranged chronologically by album, The Complete Beatles Songs examines the inspiration behind the groups writing and discusses every song created by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Steve Turner shatters well-worn myths and adds a new dimension to the Fab Fours rich legacy by investigating events immortalized in The Beatles music, which has influenced numerous contemporary artists and continues to endure in popular culture. Fully revised and updated (originally published as A Hard Day’s Write), The Complete Beatles Songs is the only volume that contains a complete set of printed lyrics to all of the Beatles songs, used with exclusive permission from the bands music publisher SonyATV. It also includes new information on many songs, plus brand-new stories and revelations, as well as 200 black-and-white and color photographs-many exclusive to the book. The result is a unique, authoritative, and compelling masterpiece that chronicles the untold story of the Beatles themselves, for faithful fans and new generations discovering their music for the first time. About the Author Steve Turner is the author of Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye, A Hard Days Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song, Hungry for Heaven: Rock and Roll and the Search for Redemption, Jack Kerouac: Angelheaded Hipster, and Van Morrison: Too Late to Stop Now. His articles have appeared in Rolling Stone, Mojo, Q, and the London Times. He lives in London with his wife and two children.