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The Beatles Lyrics
The Unseen Story Behind Their Music
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Over 100 handwritten manuscripts of the Beatles' original lyrics, tracked down from friends of the band, museums, universities and collectors.
Hunter Davies, author of the only authorised biography of the Beatles, worked with the band in their heyday. Here he reveals each song's context with vivid behind-the-scenes stories and gives a unique insight into the creative process of the world's greatest songwriters.
From 'Yesterday' and 'Eleanor Rigby' to 'Yellow Submarine', The Beatles Lyrics is the definitive story of the band, uniquely told through their music.
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GQ suggests that avid fans of Lennon and McCartney will find The Beatles Lyrics by Hunter Davies indispensable. According to the Independent, the book provides intriguing facsimiles of handwritten lyric notes, offering insights into how ideas evolved into complete songs.
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ISBN: 9781474606875
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 November 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 335g
Pages: 416
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About the Author
Hunter Davies is the author of over thirty books which include such modern classics as the authorised biography of The Beatles, The Glory Game and A Walk Around the Lakes. He has written several other walking books and also a travel biography of Christopher Columbus which took him to the West Indies and the Americas. He is also well known as a broadcaster and journalist and writes for the Independent, Sunday Times, Daily Mail and New Statesman. He was married to the novelist and biographer Margaret Forster from 1961 until her death in 2016.
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