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    • D
      darrel last edited by

      New book from Paul

      https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241519330/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_20FMJG6Q2F0RPH35042C

      More often than I can count, I've been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. The one thing I've always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I've learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs span my entire life.'

      In this extraordinary book, with unparalleled candour, Paul McCartney recounts his life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career - from his earliest boyhood compositions through the legendary decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo albums to the present. Arranged alphabetically to provide a kaleidoscopic rather than chronological account, it establishes definitive texts of the songs' lyrics for the first time and describes the circumstances in which they were written, the people and places that inspired them, and what he thinks of them now. Presented with this is a treasure trove of material from McCartney's personal archive - drafts, letters, photographs - never seen before, which make this also a unique visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

      We learn intimately about the man, the creative process, the working out of melodies, the moments of inspiration. The voice and personality of Paul McCartney sings off every page. There has never been a book about a great musician like it

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      • joyce
        joyce last edited by

        Thanks for posting! Here's article about the book due out Nov 2 2021

        https://bestclassicbands.com/paul-mccartney-lyrics-book-2021-2-24-21/

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        • oobu24
          oobu24 last edited by

          Here's Darrel's clickable link:

          https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241519330/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_20FMJG6Q2F0RPH35042C

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          • oobu24
            oobu24 last edited by

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            • joyce
              joyce last edited by

              Here's Paul's youtube promo for the book

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              • Yankeefan2
                Yankeefan2 last edited by

                darrel wrote:

                New book from Paul

                https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241519330/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_20FMJG6Q2F0RPH35042C

                More often than I can count, I've been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. The one thing I've always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I've learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs span my entire life.'

                In this extraordinary book, with unparalleled candour, Paul McCartney recounts his life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career - from his earliest boyhood compositions through the legendary decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo albums to the present. Arranged alphabetically to provide a kaleidoscopic rather than chronological account, it establishes definitive texts of the songs' lyrics for the first time and describes the circumstances in which they were written, the people and places that inspired them, and what he thinks of them now. Presented with this is a treasure trove of material from McCartney's personal archive - drafts, letters, photographs - never seen before, which make this also a unique visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

                We learn intimately about the man, the creative process, the working out of melodies, the moments of inspiration. The voice and personality of Paul McCartney sings off every page. There has never been a book about a great musician like it

                If this book is mostly Beatle songs, I will pass on it.

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                • oobu24
                  oobu24 last edited by

                  Yankeefan2 wrote:

                  If this book is mostly Beatle songs, I will pass on it.

                  I wish it would start after he left the Beatles.

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                  • paulfan11
                    paulfan11 last edited by

                    I pre-ordered the set earlier today, looking forward to getting it!

                    San Francisco, AT&T Park 2010

                    Detroit, Comerica Park 2011

                    Washington D.C., Nationals Park 2013

                    San Francisco, Outside Lands 2013

                    San Francisco, Candlestick Park 2014

                    Detroit, Joe Louis Arena 2015

                    Sacramento, Golden 1 Center, 2016

                    San Jose, SAP Center, 2019

                    Oakland Arena, 5/6 and 5/8 2022

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                    • Yankeefan2
                      Yankeefan2 last edited by

                      oobu24 wrote:

                      Yankeefan2 wrote:

                      If this book is mostly Beatle songs, I will pass on it.

                      I wish it would start after he left the Beatles.

                      I agree. The book "Blackbird Singing " years ago covered the lyrics of Beatle songs, why do that again?

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                      • toris
                        toris last edited by

                        I do hope it includes the lyrics to Rocky Raccoon!

                        Some of us were debating whether it was 'mountain' or 'minin'.... some healthy debate on that, back in the day.

                        I think we agreed in the end that it probably was the latter, even though I was one who went with the official White Album sheet at first.... and yet the only thing I am 100 per-cent convinced of is that there is no such thing as 100 per-cent....

                        a bit of closure would be good, though.... we might get the definitive answer.... I'm looking forward to the book.

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                        • joyce
                          joyce last edited by

                          Another article with more comments from editor Paul Muldoon

                          https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/feb/24/paul-mccartney-to-publish-900-page-lyrical-autobiography-the-lyrics

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                          • oobu24
                            oobu24 last edited by

                            toris wrote:

                            I do hope it includes the lyrics to Rocky Raccoon!

                            Some of us were debating whether it was 'mountain' or 'minin'.... some healthy debate on that, back in the day.

                            I think we agreed in the end that it probably was the latter, even though I was one who went with the official White Album sheet at first.... and yet the only thing I am 100 per-cent convinced of is that there is no such thing as 100 per-cent....

                            a bit of closure would be good, though.... we might get the definitive answer.... I'm looking forward to the book.

                            oh no! Not this again! Nancy finally Heard the correct lyrics. It was "mining" all along!

                            I bet Paul will mis-remember some of his stories...as usual.

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                            • Nancy R
                              Nancy R last edited by

                              oobu24 wrote:

                              toris wrote:

                              I do hope it includes the lyrics to Rocky Raccoon!

                              Some of us were debating whether it was 'mountain' or 'minin'.... some healthy debate on that, back in the day.

                              I think we agreed in the end that it probably was the latter, even though I was one who went with the official White Album sheet at first.... and yet the only thing I am 100 per-cent convinced of is that there is no such thing as 100 per-cent....

                              a bit of closure would be good, though.... we might get the definitive answer.... I'm looking forward to the book.

                              oh no! Not this again! Nancy finally Heard the correct lyrics. It was "mining" all along!

                              I bet Paul will mis-remember some of his stories...as usual.

                              😂

                              Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

                              GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

                              Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

                              FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

                              Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

                              Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

                              Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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                                John Mackintosh last edited by

                                Ordered mine.  Interesting to speculate over what will be  included.  Perhaps it will end up being like his live set lists--half Beatles, half solo compositions.  I would think the track list for Pure McCartney is a good approximation of what the post-Beatles inclusions will be.  The stories told about Yesterday, Hey Jude,etc have been told so many times that I hope it is heavily weighted to post-Beatles material but don't count on it.

                                Would love to be in London at whatever bookstore hosts a signing as was done for Blackbird Singing, at least I seem to remember that.

                                New York City-1989; Boston-1990; Raleigh, N.C.-1990, 2002; Columbia, S.C.-1993, 2015 Charlotte, N.C.-1993, 2010; Toronto-2010-MULL OF KINTYRE AT LAST!!   Cincinnati-2011; Washington, D.C.-2013; Atlanta-1990. 1993. 2002, 2005, 2009, 2014. Knoxville-2022

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                                • love2travel
                                  love2travel last edited by

                                  joyce wrote:

                                  Another article with more comments from editor Paul Muldoon

                                  https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/feb/24/paul-mccartney-to-publish-900-page-lyrical-autobiography-the-lyrics

                                  Interesting reading... It seems that this is mainly finished.  I'm hoping there will be the type of memories like there are in the deluxe sets

                                  Joy to the World - Peace on Earth - We are all ONE

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                                  • Yankeefan2
                                    Yankeefan2 last edited by

                                    darrel wrote:

                                    New book from Paul

                                    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241519330/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_20FMJG6Q2F0RPH35042C

                                    More often than I can count, I've been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. The one thing I've always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I've learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs span my entire life.'

                                    In this extraordinary book, with unparalleled candour, Paul McCartney recounts his life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career - from his earliest boyhood compositions through the legendary decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo albums to the present. Arranged alphabetically to provide a kaleidoscopic rather than chronological account, it establishes definitive texts of the songs' lyrics for the first time and describes the circumstances in which they were written, the people and places that inspired them, and what he thinks of them now. Presented with this is a treasure trove of material from McCartney's personal archive - drafts, letters, photographs - never seen before, which make this also a unique visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

                                    We learn intimately about the man, the creative process, the working out of melodies, the moments of inspiration. The voice and personality of Paul McCartney sings off every page. There has never been a book about a great musician like it

                                    Wonder what this book will cost, bet it is at the very least $35-$40.

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                                    • Nancy R
                                      Nancy R last edited by

                                      Yankeefan2 wrote:

                                      darrel wrote:

                                      New book from Paul

                                      https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241519330/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_20FMJG6Q2F0RPH35042C

                                      More often than I can count, I've been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. The one thing I've always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I've learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs span my entire life.'

                                      In this extraordinary book, with unparalleled candour, Paul McCartney recounts his life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career - from his earliest boyhood compositions through the legendary decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo albums to the present. Arranged alphabetically to provide a kaleidoscopic rather than chronological account, it establishes definitive texts of the songs' lyrics for the first time and describes the circumstances in which they were written, the people and places that inspired them, and what he thinks of them now. Presented with this is a treasure trove of material from McCartney's personal archive - drafts, letters, photographs - never seen before, which make this also a unique visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

                                      We learn intimately about the man, the creative process, the working out of melodies, the moments of inspiration. The voice and personality of Paul McCartney sings off every page. There has never been a book about a great musician like it

                                      Wonder what this book will cost, bet it is at the very least $35-$40.

                                      It is $100. It is actually 2 books. Click on this link, then Pre-order to check out various places to order from:

                                      https://www.paulmccartney.com/news-blogs/news/the-lyrics-1956-to-the-present-to-be-published-in-november

                                      Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

                                      GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

                                      Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

                                      FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

                                      Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

                                      Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

                                      Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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                                      • Yankeefan2
                                        Yankeefan2 last edited by

                                        Nancy R wrote:

                                        Yankeefan2 wrote:

                                        darrel wrote:

                                        New book from Paul

                                        https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241519330/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_20FMJG6Q2F0RPH35042C

                                        More often than I can count, I've been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. The one thing I've always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I've learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs span my entire life.'

                                        In this extraordinary book, with unparalleled candour, Paul McCartney recounts his life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career - from his earliest boyhood compositions through the legendary decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo albums to the present. Arranged alphabetically to provide a kaleidoscopic rather than chronological account, it establishes definitive texts of the songs' lyrics for the first time and describes the circumstances in which they were written, the people and places that inspired them, and what he thinks of them now. Presented with this is a treasure trove of material from McCartney's personal archive - drafts, letters, photographs - never seen before, which make this also a unique visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

                                        We learn intimately about the man, the creative process, the working out of melodies, the moments of inspiration. The voice and personality of Paul McCartney sings off every page. There has never been a book about a great musician like it

                                        Wonder what this book will cost, bet it is at the very least $35-$40.

                                        It is $100. It is actually 2 books. Click on this link, then Pre-order to check out various places to order from:

                                        https://www.paulmccartney.com/news-blogs/news/the-lyrics-1956-to-the-present-to-be-published-in-november

                                        I think I will pass on this one.

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                                        • The_Fool
                                          The_Fool last edited by

                                          What's sometimes funny with songs is you can be sad and sitting in a cramped area, not feeling or caring about writing -

                                          Then turn out an optimistic catchy song ...

                                          Do you say "Oh yeah I was going for that and nailed it" or do you say I was sad and in a cramped area and it came to me."

                                          Other times you can be inspired and ready to write and it doesn't turn out as good.

                                          There is a magic when you capture a song and who knows how it got to you and how it wrote itself ...

                                          It is cool to know when and where and how some of them came about ... these releases are getting more out of my reach price wise, although I would enjoy it...

                                          I also agree with wanting to see more Wings and solo Paul, because those aren't talked about as much and there is a lot of good material.

                                          Here There and Everywhere

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                                          • love2travel
                                            love2travel last edited by

                                            I certainly hope Fireman Paul has some lyrics from Rushes and Electric Arguments.  Ecce Cor Meum is so very beautiful, I’m praying there is something from that album as well 

                                            So is anyone buying both sets?

                                            Joy to the World - Peace on Earth - We are all ONE

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