A Hard Day's Write, Revised Edition : The Stories Behind Every Beatles' Song

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Summary: This is sort of annoying
Review: This book doesn't really tell the story behind each song. It just explains the "plotline" or what the song is about, which obviously, can be discovered by simply listening to the song. There are many song entries that don't explain who or what inspired the Beatles to write the song, or why the song was so long, or why it was so short, or many other questions one might ask after hearing a Beatles song. Like on "You're Going to Lose That Girl," he doesn't tell us if John Lennon wrote that song to be directed to a certain person, (if the "you" was really a real person), or if the "you" was supposed to represent himself, or anything like that. He simply says that it's a song warning another guy to stop flirting with the singer's girlfriend, basically. He doesn't explain the "story behind the song," for many of them. So, it gets annoying.

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Summary: What the songs are about
Review: This book is a classic to me. I finally have all the background to every beatle song in one book. It always fascinated me to understand the idea behind a beatle song. Some were silly while some had a great deal of meaning based on events in each of the beatles lives. An intimate look into their lives. I recommend this for the beatle fan who always wants to know more about the group.

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Summary: Beatles Book to own!
Review: This book is hands down THE book that any Beatles fan should own. I personally have spent countless hours with my Beatles Cd's reading this book as I play the song in question that it talks about. This book lists the Albums in order of release date, then talks about each song in order as it is on the album and tells you what the song was about/why it was written. This book also contains great Beatles photos from the time period of each song/album.

This is a must have for any Beatle fan to annoy their friends for countless hours with Beatles Trivia on each and every song they ever wrote!

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Summary: disappointed
Review: This book read like another attempt to re-write history by Paul McCartney.Too much innuendo and wanting of more historical fact.

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Summary: A Great Buy
Review: This is a complete book of the Beatles work. If you have ever been interested in the meanings of the songs that the Beatles wrote, this book is a must-have.

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Summary: A Great Buy
Review: This is a complete book of the Beatles work. If you have ever been interested in the meanings of the songs that the Beatles wrote, this book is a must-have.

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Summary: A great book!
Review: This is a great guide if you've ever wondered why a song was written, it's in there. If you've ever wanted to know "Why did they write that song?" it's right here. All of it.

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Summary: GEAR book!! You MUST own this!
Review: Why don't we do it in the road? Who's Jude? Who was Eleanor Rigby? Is there really any logical reasoning to "I Am the Walrus"? This book has your answers. It chronologically lists all Beatles songs that they wrote themselves, and reveals the inspirations behind every one of them. Whether you're a Beatle know-it-all, or just a beginner Beatlemaniac, you're bound to find something you don't know about the songs of the GREATEST GROUP OF ALL TIME - THE FAB FOUR.