The boy in the song : the true stories behind 50 rock classics

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Focuses on the boyfriends, husbands, bandmates, exes, heroes, celebrities, fathers, sons, and even complete strangers who inspired 50 of rock's greatest songs. There are minibiographies of each muse-- some short and sad, others longer and inspirational.

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ISBN:

9781613743317
1613743319

Description:

144 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 20 cm

Notes:

Originally published: London : Portico Books, 2012

Contents:

Amazing
Andy's chest
Back on the chain gang
Back to black
Bobby Jean
Carey
Cast no shadow
A day in the life
Diamonds and rust
Do you really want to hurt me
Hey Jude
How do you sleep?
Hurdy gurdy man
I will always love you
Jeremy
The killing of Georgie (Part I & II)
Kooks
The last time I saw Richard
Let me roll it
Life in a northern town
Love kills
Luka
Magic man
Malibu
Man on the moon
The man with the child in his eyes
Memphis
Michael
My father's eyes
My old man
Rolling in the deep
Rooms on fire
Rufus is a tit man
Shine on you crazy diamond
Silver Springs
Smile
Someone saved my life tonight
Song for Guy
Speechless
Stuck in a moment you can't get out of
Tears in heaven
Thorn in my side
Underneath it all
Walk on the wild side
We three
William, it was really nothing
You oughta know
You're so vain
You've got a friend
Zebulon

Control Number:

862658

Other Authors:

Heatley, Michael
Hopkinson, Frank

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