{"product_id":"the-beatles-lyrics-the-stories-behind-the-music-including-the-handwritten-drafts-of-more-than-100-classic-beatles-songs-9780316247177","title":"The Beatles Lyrics: The Stories Behind the Music, Including the Handwritten Drafts of More Than 100 Classic Beatles Songs","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Rich with insider authenticity...Gives us a glimpse into genius\" the definitive book of Beatles songs, shown as first written by their own hands and put into authoritative context (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the Beatles, writing songs was a process that could happen anytime -- songs we all know by heart often began as a scribble on the back of an envelope or on hotel stationery. These original documents have ended up scattered across the world at museums and universities and with collectors and friends. Many have never been published before. More than 100 songs and lyrics are reproduced in \u003ci\u003eThe Beatles Lyrics\u003c\/i\u003e, providing Hunter Davies a unique platform to tell the story of the music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe intimacy of these reproductions -- there are sections crossed out and rewritten, and words tossed into the final recordings that were never written down -- ensures that \u003ci\u003eThe Beatles Lyrics\u003c\/i\u003e will be a treasure for musicians, scholars, and fans everywhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating, intimate glimpse into the creative process behind some of the greatest pop songs ever written.\" --\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHunter Davies\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over 40 books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe John Lennon Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is married to the novelist and biographer Margaret Forster, and they live in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620674343186,"sku":"9780316247177","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c5dd65d4-ed66-48dd-96ef-68011e0c5dfa.jpg?v=1732570992","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-beatles-lyrics-the-stories-behind-the-music-including-the-handwritten-drafts-of-more-than-100-classic-beatles-songs-9780316247177","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}