The Life of a Song Volume 1

Release on 2017-09-21 | by David Cheal

The fascinating stories behind 50 of the world's best-loved songs David Cheal, Jan Dalley ... for instance, meant the song should really be called 'Midtown', the actual location of the neon signs and movie theatres it lauds.

Author: David Cheal
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 9781473668188
Category: Music
Page: 112
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The Life of a Song Volume 1

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 couches avec moi ce soir?' actually meant? These and countless other fascinating back stories of some of our best-known and best-loved songs fill this book, a collection of the highly successful weekly The Life of a Song columns that appear in the FT Weekend every Saturday. Each 600-word piece gives a mini-biography of a single song, from its earliest form (often a spiritual, or a jazz number), 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. The selection covers a wide spectrum of the songs we all know and love - 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.

Language: en
Pages: 123

Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories: Volume 1

Authors: Mikkell K Khan

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-02-28 - Publisher: Mind of Khan Studios

Want to explore new worlds, escape reality for a few hours, and enjoy amazing stories? Then Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories is the book for you! With 12+ different tales, you'll never be bored or lack new material. Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories is for anyone who loves to read

Language: en
Pages: 112

The Life of a Song Volume 1

Authors: David Cheal, Jan Dalley

Categories: Music

Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-21 - Publisher: Hachette UK

Language: en
Pages: 3086

The Complete Fairy Books (Vol.1-12)

Authors: Andrew Lang

Categories: Juvenile Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-06-10 - Publisher: e-artnow

e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited Andrew Lang's Complete Fairy Book Collection of classic fairytales, myths and folk tales. This epic collection includes the tales from Norse mythology, Arabian Nights, myths of American Indians, Australian Bushmen and African Kaffirs. The collections presents the greatest French, Spanish, Russian, Danish, Norwegian