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From his early Liverpool days, through the historic decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his long solo career, The Lyrics pairs the definitive texts of 154 songs by Paul McCartney with first-person commentaries on his life and music. Spanning two alphabetically arranged volumes, these commentaries reveal how the songs…
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For years, Paul McCartney has been asked to write an autobiography. He always said no, probably because he was too busy being the greatest pop songwriter ever.
But when poet Paul Muldoon suggested they sit down from time to time and talk about the stories behind McCartney’s songs the music legend finally agreed. The result is The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present a delightful look at more than 100 of the master’s songs.
As someone who saw The Beatles first appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show and followed McCartney’s career for decades, I knew I would enjoy Lyrics…
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