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The Girl in the Song: The Real Stories Behind 50 Rock Classics by Michael Heatley, Frank Hopkinson (Hardcover, 2010)
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The Girl in the Song tells the stories of 50 women who have inspired classic rock songs. Who was Emily in Pink Floyd's See Emily Play? What happened to Suzanne Verdal, immortalised in Leonard Cohen's Suzanne? Did life change for Prudence Farrow after John Lennon penned Dear Prudence? And whatever happened to 'the girl with mousy hair', an ex-girlfriend Bowie sings about in Life on Mars? This fascinating book explains how each song came about, when it was released, the impact it had on the charts and then gives a mini-biography of the song's muse. Suzanne Verdal was living a bohemian lifestyle by the river in Montreal when Cohen wrote his poem Suzanne, which he subsequently set to music. Later in life she tried to get in touch with the star who blanked her backstage at a gig. She was last heard of living in a car in California. Apart from songs, the book features sidebars on the performers who wrote about the women in their life - Syd Barrett famously included four girls in the same song. Other examples include:Under My Thumb - The Rolling Stones (Chrissie Shrimpton),She's Leaving Home - The Beatles, Layla - Derek and the Dominoes (Patti Boyd), Peggy-Sue - Buddy Holly (Peggy-Sue Gerron), Maggie May - Rod Stewart, Light of Day - Bruce Springsteen (Julianna Phillips), Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond (Caroline Kennedy).Product Identifiers
PublisherPavilion Books
ISBN-139781907554032
eBay Product ID (ePID)92947405
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Publication Year2010
Book TitleThe Girl in the Song: the Real Stories Behind 50 Rock Classics
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorMichael Heatley, Frank Hopkinson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight370 g
Item Width135 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorFrank Hopkinson, Michael Heatley
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- 14 Nov, 2019
An informative, tactfully written book. Recommended.
Just a few quick words here rather than an essay, but just to say if you're thinking of buying this book - not that I know anything, but I've read a few of these "stories behind the songs" - this one really stood out, it's full of really interesting stories handled with tact that give really well researched background to a lot of songs that I myself had never heard the background stories before despite being familiar with the songs and having read the usual magazine/book articles that you commonly find. Really good book, and as I say, written with tact and respect for the muses of the songs in question. Recommended.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
