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Paul McCartney’s The Lyrics: an extraordinary life in song
The Lyrics recounts Paul McCartney’s life and art through the “prism of his songs”.
Despite its apparently unambiguous title, The Lyrics is not an exhaustive collection of the words to songs written or co-written by McCartney over his 60-year career.
- David McCooey
- The Conversation
Rather, it brings together, across two volumes, 154 songs, some of which are universally known …