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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... follows the melody and rhythm of " Beep - beep , beep - beep , yeah ! " from the ending of The Beatles ' " Drive My ... follow if one is familiar with Lennon's history . The songs are similar in tone and structure , even to some degree ...
... follows and is performed with a nice rolling lilt with Lennon's vocals having real emotional flourish . The John Lennon Anthology collection featured three performances from the second show , with all three numbers demonstrating that ...
... follows . As noted previously , Lennon sings " I don't believe in Dylan " instead of " Zimmerman , " which makes more thematic sense . After stating his belief in himself , he does not add the " Yoko and me ” line as in the final ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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