A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song - Softcover
A lavishly illustrated, rollicking account of the real people and events that inspired the Beatles' lyrics.
Who was "just seventeen" and made Paul's heart go "boom"? Was there really an Eleanor Rigby? Where's Penny Lane? In A Hard Day's Write, music journalist Steve Turner shatters many well-worn myths and adds a new dimension to the Fab Four's rich legacy by investigating for the first time the ordinary people and events immortalized in the Beatles' music and now occupying a special niche in popular culture's collective imagination.
Arranged chronologically by album, the book breaks new ground by exploring how private incidents influenced the group's writing and how their music evolved. Turner reveals that Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was really a drawing by Julian Lennon of his childhood friend; Bungalow Bill was an all-American tiger hunter; Doctor Robert was a New York 'speech doctor'; and much more. A longtime Beatles admirer, Turner tracked down and interviewed the real-life subjects of the songs, probed public records and newspaper archives, and spoke in depth to the people closet to the Beatles to unearth tales that have never before been made public. The result is a book that chronicles an untold story of the Beatles themselves.
Illustrated with over 200 photographs, A Hard Day's Write is a visually alluring and highly entertaining journey to the land stretching just beneath your conscious mind, mapped out with strawberry fields, fool-topped hills, and long and winding roads.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Review:
Steve Turner is the author of Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye, A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles' Song, Hungry for Heaven: Rock and Roll and the Search for Redemption, Jack Kerouac: Angelheaded Hipster, and Van Morrison: Too Late to Stop Now. His articles have appeared in Rolling Stone, Mojo, Q, and the London Times. He lives in London with his wife and two children.
"One of the most readable and illuminating books ever written about The Beatles" Steve Matteo The Music Paper"
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherIt Books
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0060844094
- ISBN 13 9780060844097
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages224
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 19.81
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song by Steve Turner [Paperback ]
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780060844097
Buy New
US$ 19.81
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Hard Day's Write, 3e Format: Paperback
Published by
Harper Collins Publishers
(2005)
ISBN 10: 0060844094
ISBN 13: 9780060844097
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 0060844094
Buy New
US$ 17.88
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory # 0060844094-2-1
Buy New
US$ 25.26
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0060844094-new
Buy New
US$ 25.27
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0060844094
Buy New
US$ 21.30
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Updated. Seller Inventory # DADAX0060844094
Buy New
US$ 25.93
Convert currency
Seller Image
A Hard Day's Write, 3e (Paperback)
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
(2005)
ISBN 10: 0060844094
ISBN 13: 9780060844097
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A lavishly illustrated, rollicking account of the real people and events that inspired the Beatles' lyrics.Who was "just seventeen" and made Paul's heart go "boom"? Was there really an Eleanor Rigby? Where's Penny Lane? In A Hard Day's Write, music journalist Steve Turner shatters many well-worn myths and adds a new dimension to the Fab Four's rich legacy by investigating for the first time the ordinary people and events immortalized in the Beatles' music and now occupying a special niche in popular culture's collective imagination. Arranged chronologically by album, the book breaks new ground by exploring how private incidents influenced the group's writing and how their music evolved. Turner reveals that Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was really a drawing by Julian Lennon of his childhood friend; Bungalow Bill was an all-American tiger hunter; Doctor Robert was a New York 'speech doctor'; and much more. A longtime Beatles admirer, Turner tracked down and interviewed the real-life subjects of the songs, probed public records and newspaper archives, and spoke in depth to the people closet to the Beatles to unearth tales that have never before been made public. The result is a book that chronicles an untold story of the Beatles themselves. Illustrated with over 200 photographs, A Hard Day's Write is a visually alluring and highly entertaining journey to the land stretching just beneath your conscious mind, mapped out with strawberry fields, fool-topped hills, and long and winding roads. A lavishly illustrated, rollicking account of the real people and events that inspired the Beatles' lyrics. Who was "just seventeen" and made Paul's heart go "boom"? Was there really an Eleanor Rigby? Where's Penny Lane? In "A Hard Day's Write," music journalist Steve Turner shatters many well-worn myths and adds a new dimension to the Fab Four's rich legacy by investigating for the first time the ordinary people and events immortalized in the Beatles' music and now occupying a special niche in popular culture's collective imagination. Arranged chronologically by album, the book breaks new ground by exploring how private incidents influenced the group's writing and how their music evolved. Turner reveals that Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was really a drawing by Julian Lennon of his childhood friend; Bungalow Bill was an all-American tiger hunter; Doctor Robert was a New York 'speech doctor'; and much more. A longtime Beatles admirer, Turner tracked down and interviewed the real-life subjects of the songs, probed public records and newspaper archives, and spoke in depth to the people closet to the Beatles to unearth tales that have never before been made public. The result is a book that chronicles an untold story of the Beatles themselves. Illustrated with over 200 photographs, "A Hard Day's Write" is a visually alluring and highly entertaining journey to the land stretching just beneath your conscious mind, mapped out with strawberry fields, fool-topped hills, and long and winding roads. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780060844097
Buy New
US$ 25.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon0060844094
Buy New
US$ 23.45
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0060844094
Buy New
US$ 26.23
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. New and Updated Edition. Pristine, clean & tight copy, unread in NEW condition, quite presentable. "The definitive text on the subject and acknowledged as an invaluable source in Many Years from Now, Paul McCartney's authorised biography, A HARD DAY'S WRITE is a hugely informative and highly entertaining journey to the land stretching just beneath your conscious mind, mapped out with strawberry fields, fool-topped hills, and long and winding roads." One of the most readable and illuminating books ever written about the Beatles. Seller Inventory # RUB644
Buy New
US$ 26.00
Convert currency