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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... opening verse references Lennon's Beatle song " Revolution " by nearly repeating the line " Say you want a revolution , " while making the important change of replacing " you " with " we . " In " Revolution " the opening state- ment was ...
... opening couplets that play off the usually bromidic phrase of the " luck of the Irish , " indicating that any luck the Irish have had has been bad - so bad that " you'd wish you was English instead . " The contrasting irony continues ...
... opening guitar chords of " Woman " announce Lennon's ballad of love . In form , the track hearkens back to Lennon's White Album - era ballads , such as " Julia " and " Dear Prudence . " In fact , in later interviews Lennon sometimes ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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