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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... voice provides a litany of what love is , ranging from the intriguing " Love is needing , needing to be loved " to ... voice , some consonants are dropped , and the guitar plays over his voice at points . It is not clear , but he could ...
... voice that , mixed at the same volume , competes with and alternates with her singing of the lyrics . Ono's voice - over builds toward an orgasmic climax call- ing “ faster ! ” and “ harder ! ” in Japanese , and Lennon's screeching ...
... voice beyond what has previously been discussed . The work opens with " No Bed for Beatle John , " with the brief added beginning of Lennon saying " Yoko's box . " Later in the collection , a similar voice introduction from Lennon has ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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