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Title: Blackbird Singing : Poems and Lyrics, 1965-1999 by Paul McCartney, Adrian Mitchell ISBN: 0393020495 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: April, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.58
Rating: 5
Summary: A SENSORY TREASURE - WORK OF A LITERARY VIRTUOSO
Comment: This book is a real gem. I love it.
Paul McCartney, a gifted artist whose talents span several different media (composing, musical prowess, painting/drawing, ability to play several musical instruments, singing and writing) as this book plainly demonstrates.
His voice is a strong and lyrical one; it is interesting to note that he has included several of his songs in this collection as well. Stripping the songs of the melody and notes, one can imagine the rhythm and flow of the words. A master communicator, Paul McCartney writes poetry in the manner of the true virtuoso. He plays upon the full range of senses and his work elicits the full range of emotions. One poem in particular about a good friend who was born the same day as he was and who died young stands in poignant contrast to many of the other works included in this collection.
This is truly a rare and valuable gem. This book commands respect. It is definitely a must have.
Rating: 5
Summary: Painting a room in a colorful way...
Comment: Paul McCartney has been my favorite musician for a long time now. His music has filled moments of my life with joy, anticipation, and wonder--al of the good things that we live for. I've had his tunes stuck in my head as I've walked through spring fields after it's been winter for a seemingly endless time. I've listened to his albums while going for drives on sunny mornings and felt the warm sunlight refracted through the windshield on my face.
Paul's music is also good for a rainy day when you can smell the wet dirt, or a foggy morning when your imagination starts to wander. Paul's music is wonderful. I always probably would have said that it's his sense of melody and chord structure that I really like.
But reading Paul's lyrics naked here, without the clothing of the music, I realize that I also really love the playfulness of the words themselves. This is a great book if you're a Beatles fan or a McCartney fan, because it'll make you come to the songs in a new way. You can see how inventive McCartney really is, not just musically, but also lyrically.
He paints with his words in much the same way that he paints with his music: in a colorful way, and when his mind is wandering, there he will go...
Great fun for any fan of music or poetry. If you like this book, you should also check out McCartney's recent book of his paintings. That one's really good, too.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Wonderful Book!
Comment: Blackbird Singing is a wonderful book. I always like Paul's music. After I read this book, I like his words, too. People
always say John wrote good lyrics and Paul wrote good music.
But I found out Paul could write very good lyrics and poems.
They are just simple and beautiful, such as "Ivan", "Dinner Tickets", "Eleanor Rigby", "Yesterday", and etc. They are just
fantastic words no matter you read or sing them. One thing I only can say is Paul should include more his poems and song lyrics in this book, such as "All My Loving", "Get Back", ......
I recommend everyone likes music or literature should read this book - "Blackbird Singing". What a wonderful book! Thanks Paul!
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Title: Paul McCartney Paintings by Paul McCartney, Julian Treuherz, Wolfgang Suttner ISBN: 0821226738 Publisher: Bulfinch Press Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Light From Within: Photojournals by Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney ISBN: 0821224867 Publisher: Bulfinch Press Pub. Date: 19 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Paul McCartney : I Saw Him Standing There by Jorie B. Gracen ISBN: 0823083721 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Dark Horse: The Life and Art of George Harrison by Geoffrey Giuliano ISBN: 0306807475 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: John Lennon in His Own Write by John Lennon, Yoko Ono ISBN: 0684868075 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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