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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... heard screaming " “ Yoko ” on the latter recording . Side two is an audio impression of the newlyweds ' honeymoon event , the bed - in for peace in Amsterdam . Once again , background noises and natural sounds are heard . The recording ...
... heard whispering " John " when he sings that he heard some- body calling his name in the dream . Later she can be heard saying his name backward , whereas some have said she is saying " Hare Krishna , George " on behalf of John to ...
... heard on this series were later included in such collections as The Beatles ' Anthology , John Len- non Anthology and as bonus cuts on CD collections and reissues of Len- non's albums . Strangely , however , many others have not been ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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