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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... sings , " Today I love you more than yesterday , " a variation on Spiral Starecase's number - 12 hit of 1969 , " More Today than Yesterday . " The song has an unexpected ending , as Lennon intones , " No more cryin " " four times . The ...
... sings " touch me " and " shak- ing inside " in the same line . In the last half of the song , she adds her spoken voice that , mixed at the same volume , competes with and alternates with her singing of the lyrics . Ono's voice - over ...
... sings , " Why do I run , when I know you're the one ? " Lennon sings a backing lead on this ; four years after his death , a version of him singing lead and Ono backing was released and it is discussed later . In 2004 , Ono had a dance ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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