6485 - PAUL McCARTNEY: THE LYRICS 1956 TO THE PRESENT - SOFTCOVER

NEW - Finally in paperback and featuring Seven New Song Commentaries, the #1 New York Times Bestseller celebrates the creative life and unparalleled musical genius of Paul McCartney.
Spanning sixty-six years - from his early days in Liverpool, through the historic decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo career - Paul's The Lyrics revolutionized the way artists write about music. An unprecedented "triumph" (Times UK), this handsomely designed volume pairs the definitive texts of over 160 songs with first-person commentaries on McCartney's life, revealing the diverse circumstances in which songs were written; how they ultimately came to be; and the remarkable, yet often delightfully ordinary, people and places that inspired them. Arranged alphabetically to provide a kaleidoscopic rather than chronological account. The Lyrics also includes:

* A personal foreword by Paul
* An unprecedented range of songs, from beloved standards like "Band on the Run"
to new additions "Day Tripper" and "Magical Mystery Tour"
* Over 160 images from Paul's own archives
* 7 New Songs:
Bluebird
Day Tripper
English Tea
Every Night
Hello Goodbye
Magical Mystery Tour
Step Inside Love

Edited and introduced by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, The Lyrics is the definitive literary and visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
Soft cover, 624 pages.