Take a Sad Song: The Emotional Currency of "Hey Jude"

by James Campion

Book Overview

In Take a Sad Song: The Emotional Currency of "Hey Jude," James Campion dives deeply into the song's origins, recording, visual presentation, impact, and eventual influence, while also discovering what makes "Hey Jude" a classic musical expression of personal comfort and societal unity conceived by a master songwriter, Paul McCartney. Within its melodic brilliance and lyrical touchstones of empathy and nostalgia resides McCartney's personal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493062379
• ISBN13: 9781493062379
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 7.6"