The Words and Music of John LennonBloomsbury Academic, 2007 M06 30 - 187 pages Despite John Lennon's immense popularity, little attention has been paid to his work apart from the Beatles. Yet his solo artistry not only illuminates what he gave to the Beatles, but also constitutes a significant contribution to popular music in general. Lennon was able to fuse experiments in technology, instrumentation, lyrics, and musical form into recordings that were both artistically and commercially successful. Few singer-songwriters have been his equal. In this long overdue investigation, authors Ben Urish and Ken Bielen give Lennon's artistry the opportunity to speak for itself. After a brief biographical introduction, chronologically arranged chapters discuss his incredible body of work album-by-album and single-by-single. A discography and annotated bibliography conclude the book. |
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... begins with both Lennon and Ono whispering a personal message to their children Julian and Kyoko . Further , it parallels the song's message of expanding the sense of family celebration the holiday engenders to include not only a ...
... begins the record with the first minute of the single and ends the collection with a chorus sequence from the performance at the One to One concert . In later interviews , Lennon said he wanted to be sure the lesser - selling singles ...
... begins with a quiet , elegant piano figure . The lyrical premise of the song complements an open letter that the Lennons published as full - page advertisements in 1979 in newspapers in New York , London , and Tokyo . In the letter ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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