Book summaryAdrian Mitchell, who presented the first interview with the Beatles to an international audience in 1963, selected among McCartney's scores of lyrics and poems to present this volume which includes contemplative favorites like "Yesterday" and "Eleanor Rigby" alongside lesser-known and unknown verse. Without their accompanying musical arrangements, the words stand alone. |
Blackbird Singing: Poems and Lyric 1965-1999by McCartney, Paul; Mitchell, AdrianFirst American Edition
Book desription: New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2001. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. To actually read Paul McCartney's poems, whether exuberant love ballads or poignant messages of deepest brief, is to revel in the sheer power of language and to appreciate the electrifying confluence of dream and song. His words are as pure and magical as we remember them. McCartney emerges with a dreamlike yet thoroughly mature voice that confirms his stature as one of the most original and best-loved poets of our time. 185 pages including an index of titles. The jacket is a bit bent at the top, and has some scuffing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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