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The Life of a Song - The stories behind 100 of the world's best-loved songs (Paperback)
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The Life of a Song - The stories behind 100 of the world's best-loved songs (Paperback)
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Discover the stories behind the songs THE LIFE OF A SONG contains
the stories of 100 songs exploring each song's biography and how
they took on a new life following their release. Packed with
intriguing factoids, these bite-sized essays will delight music
fans and send you scurrying back to listen to the songs in all
their beauty and mystery. Who knew that Paul McCartney originally
referred to Yesterday as 'Scrambled Eggs' because he couldn't think
of any lyrics for his heart-breaking tune? Or that Patti LaBelle
didn't know what 'Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?' actually
meant? These and countless other back stories fill this book. Each
600-word piece gives a mini-biography of a single song, from its
earliest form through the various covers and changes, often
morphing from one genre to another, always focusing on the
'biography' of the song itself while including the many famous
artists who have performed or recorded it. This book collects 100
of the best pieces from the highly successful The Life of a Song
columns from the FT Weekend every Saturday. Inside you'll find
rock, pop, folk, jazz and more. Each piece is pithy, sparkily
written, knowledgeable, entertaining, full of anecdotes and
surprises. They combine deep musical knowledge with the vivid
background of the performers and musicians, and of course the often
intriguing social and political background against which the songs
were created.
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