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A work of unparalleled candor and splendorous beauty, The Lyrics celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of Paul McCartney through 154 of his most meaningful songs.

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 Paul McCartney songs with first-person commentaries on his life and music. Spanning two alphabetically arranged volumes, these commentaries reveal how the songs came to be and the people who inspired them: his devoted parents, Mary and Jim; his songwriting partner, John Lennon; his “Golden Earth Girl,” Linda Eastman; his wife, Nancy McCartney; and even Queen Elizabeth, among many others. Here are the origins of “Let It Be,” “Lovely Rita,” “Yesterday,” and “Mull of Kintyre,” as well as McCartney’s literary influences, including Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, and Alan Durband, his high-school English teacher.

With images from McCartney’s personal archives―handwritten texts, paintings, and photographs, hundreds previously unseen―The Lyrics, spanning sixty-four years, becomes the definitive literary and visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Norton (November 2, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 960 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 163149256X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1631492563
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 3.1 x 10.8 inches
Reviewer: William D Berne
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Is the the same Paul McCartney I was already introduced to?
Review: Paul, once again. The same Paul in the other book I purchased at the same time. 'How the Beatles Knew'. Paul, effervescent, friendly, searching and busy discovering himself through song. And how did he do it? Well, according to one authority, he moved in with the Ashers and experimented with mind altering drugs. LSD was legal at the time, Paul saw it as an opportunity to discover himself through the mind-altered state. So he did, and this book, 'The Lyrics', show what it is that Paul discovered while consuming various amounts of the psychedelic drug LSD.While in the mind altered state he discovered himself, deeply searching his self, his measure, his truth to become the lyricist of the CENTURY. All the while, while doing that, exclaiming GREAT claim to the psychedelic drug LSD. Want proof of his success? Buy the book, 'The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present' and you will find out for yourself.I am sure, very sure that such CREATIVE issue as Paul produced will ever appear again. Look at those gifts as special and unique and not likely to repeated. After all you need certain conditions to create one. A Paul, LSD and the Ashers. I find it unlikely that all three conditions will ever again appear. So like it or not. You want to enjoy the success, the greatness in life, liberty and music. Now's you chance. Why don't you do what I did. Purchase both books: 'How the Beatles Knew' and 'The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present'. You will get a more complete story. Between both, it is not only a great education, it's an enlightenment.

Reviewer: Dean
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Everything you always wanted to know about Sir Paul
Review: In some reviews, it has been said that 'The Lyrics' is the closest, that Mr. McCartney will ever come to releasing an autobiography. That might be true. While some people might be disappointed that their favorite Sir Paul tunes aren't talked about the the book, there are over 150+ that are. When you think about his work with the Beatles, Wings, and his solo career, that's a lot of music to cover. The songs are presented alphabetically, instead of chronologically, so that upset readers initially. I personally think, it's easier to find songs, alphabetically, because you may not remember when a song was released. There are many never before seen photos in the book, and that is always a welcome sight. I did hesitate purchasing the book, because of the price. It does have 2 parts to it, and almost 1,000 pages, so you know a lot of work and research went into putting it together. I'm glad Paul is still releasing new music, and always look forward to his next project. If you are a Beatles or Wings fan, or any of his solo work, this is a major accomplishment from a major artist, singer and songwriter. Highly Recommended!

Reviewer: Kjirstin Youngberg
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wonderful Nostalgic and Creative Process Book
Review: When I heard Paul McCartney talking about this book on an interview, I knew I had to buy it for my husband, Eric, for his birthday. I went to Amazon Prime (the source of all things good and bookish) and ordered it. It arrived in plenty of time for his birthday, and he absolutely loves it. He has a two hour commute each day and loves listening to The Beatles Channel on Sirius XM, so I'm now looking for an audio version, so he can listen to it on that long drive.It's not cheap, but well worth the cost, and beautifully bound. This is a gift I know we will be able to hand down for many generations.Photo is of Eric with two of our sons, Matt and David.

Reviewer: Joey Lyne
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Inspiration plus!
Review: I love the product! I couldn't ask for a better catalyst for a songwriter! A wonderful, timeless treasure to own about a lovely talented man

Reviewer: Cynkayak
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Magnifique!
Review: Exquisite and magnificent, in my view there are not enough superlative words to describe how lovely this book is! Paul McCartney has been sharing his life through song for 75+ years now and we have all been imagining the rest of the story. It is so much more than I expected as, in addition to the stories behind the lyrics of 154 of his songs, it includes interesting memorabilia, beautiful photographs, and his perspective on his incredible life journey. I waited a long time to buy this book as I am trying to minimize my book collection, but this one will be definitely going with me to the old age home. Thank you, Sir Paul, I will cherish this book for a lifetime!

Reviewer: Jazx5
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Incredible
Review: If you are a Beatle fan..A must!

Reviewer: Robert
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Thanks.
Review: Thanks.

Reviewer: Daniel Rimmelzwaan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Unique way to write an autobiography
Review: I had this one on my Christmas list and didn't get it. Then I spotted it at a really good discount (seems like $58 is the normal price now) and had to get it. It's not disappointing so far. I'm listening to the songs on Spotify as I am going through the songs, which is kind of a soundtrack of this book. You get backstories of the lyrics, sometimes what they mean, sometimes their inspiration, sometimes stories of what was happening at that time. Not just Beatles songs, also his solo work. Such a unique way to write an autobiography, I am really enjoying this book, and for the current price you can't pass up on it. If you're even remotely interested in this guy, I would not hesitate to get it, you'll like reading this, and I recommend listening to the songs as you're reading about the lyrics.

Reviewer: Ruth D
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Such a great keepsake of a todays Shakespeare/Beetoven

Reviewer: Matheus Marcos Maus
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Nesta coletânea o Sir Paul McCartney usa suas músicas desde os Beatles que vão até sua carreira solo para contar sua trajetória de músico, com isso posso afirmar que é uma biografia através da história de suas músicas.Cada música tem imagens, a história por trás, como surgiu a letra ou o que o motivou a escrevê-la, como também a letra na íntegra. Algumas ainda contam com imagem dos rascunhos e trechos das partituras.Esta é uma obra incrível para qualquer fã dos Beatles, do Sir Paul McCartney, como pra qualquer amante da música e de sua história.Não tem como não gostar!

Reviewer: Balo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: McCartney se caracteriza por entregarnos artículos impresos de alta manufactura, este no es la excepción y todo lo contrario nos presenta un articulo de gran calidad.Nos presenta un poco de las historias de cada canción que enlista acompañada de fotos de su archivo personal.Un viaje de 1956 a la fecha ...

Reviewer: Fred Monneron
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Génial pour tout fan de McCartney et des Beatles

Reviewer: denisa
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Also, an alle Beatles Fans: GO, kaufen!!!Lyrics von allen Songs. Kommt im Schuber, zwei Volumen, wunderschön, der Inhalt erst?!? Zu jedem Song ein Kommentar von Sir Paul wie was wann warum entstanden ist—wirklich alle Songs, auch die mit John geschriebenen, Wings auch. Ich habe es heute bekommen und bin vermutlich ne Woche beschäftigt. Sooo dick. Ein Traum! Wer das auf deutsch kauft kommt ggf m.M.n. nach unten dann wenn es soweit ist übrigens. Mein Typ wollte es mir zu Weihnachten schenken, Pustekuchen, lieferbar ab Januar. Ich würde es sofort mindestens noch zwei Mal kaufen, für meinen Papa und für mich zur Not.Korrektur: es fehlen Lieder 😢, angeblich 154 da, „in my life“ zb ist nicht dabei—meckern auf sehr hohem Niveau