Description
Book SynopsisDiscover the stories behind the songs
THE LIFE OF A SONG contains the stories of 100 songs exploring each song''s biography and how they took on a new life following their release. Packed with intriguing factoids, these bite-sized essays will delight music fans and send you scurrying back to listen to the songs in all their beauty and mystery.
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 coucher avec moi ce soir?'' actually meant? These and countless other back stories fill this book.
Each 600-word piece gives a mini-biography of a single song, from its earliest form 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.
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