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The first-ever collection of the original handwritten Beatles´ lyrics.

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Over 100 handwritten manuscripts of the Beatles´ original lyrics, tracked down from friends of the band, museums, universities and collectors.

Hunter Davies, author of the only authorised biography of the Beatles, worked with the band in their heyday. Here he reveals each song´s context with vivid behind-the-scenes stories and gives a unique insight into the creative process of the world´s greatest songwriters. From ´Yesterday´ and ´Eleanor Rigby´ to ´Yellow Submarine´, The Beatles Lyrics is the definitive story of the band, uniquely told through their music.

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[Davies] has managed to track down handwritten versions for 100 of the band´s 182 lyrics, and it´s undeniably fascinating to observe these scribbled seeds, particularly when they contain alterations, crossings-out and abandoned verses... The other main attraction of the book is Davies´ unrivalled access to the group. As the only authorised Beatles biographer during the band´s existence, he spent time observing Lennon and McCartney as they wrote songs, and his vivid account of the pair holding court amongst friends in the latter´s music room... is just one of several fascinating behind-the-scenes moments Andy Gill THE INDEPENDENT

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Davies, Hunter
Hunter Davies is the author of over thirty books which include such modern classics as the authorised biography of The Beatles, THE GLORY GAME and A WALK AROUND THE LAKES, as well as editing THE BEATLES LYRICS and THE JOHN LENNON LETTERS. He is also well known as a broadcaster and journalist and writes for the INDEPENDENT, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL and NEW STATESMAN.

Beatles,
The Beatles formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are widely regarded as the foremost of the most influential bands of the twentieth centry.

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