The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present

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This lavishly produced two-volume boxed-set, which took five years to compile, is destined to be under many Christmas trees. Roger Lewis, Daily Mail

More often than I can count, I've been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. The one thing I've always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I've learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs span my entire life.' Nuorena kuolleen äidin rooli sanoituksissa on suuri, samoin Linda-vaimon. Nämä teemat alkavat kirjan mittaan jo toistua turhankin paljon. Avioeroon päättynyttä liittoa Heather Millsin kanssa ei mainita sanallakaan. Tällainen valikointi on tietysti täysin sallittua, mutta hieman rapauttaa rehellisyyden vaikutelmaa. From All My Loving to Your Mother Should Know, the former Beatle illuminates a life spent puzzling how to get from the beginning of a song to its end David Hepworth, Observer

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However, I also felt that John was constantly being mentioned, which is fair. He was Paul's songwriting partner during the years he developed and mastered the craft. But at times, I felt that maybe John was constantly being mentioned for the sake of keeping the fans happy. I know the songs so well that reading the lyrics I can hear their music/sing along. That was the main draw for me of this book: the lyrics. David Kirby of The Washington Post praised the book and said that "Reading The Lyrics is like standing in a master chef’s kitchen as he prepares a dish, adding a dash of this and a spoonful of that and talking to us so winningly that we don’t realize till later that he has withheld an ingredient, one that, because he was so deeply engaged himself, he didn’t know he was withholding." [7]

Finally, his politics bore me. I mean, the anti-Trump nonsense? This last year under Biden has been a real disaster, worse than any leader in any nation in the free world has ever been. And while Paul endorses the left, he admits that he has enough money to help family with medical problems so they can get immediate access to the best doctors without having to wait 6 months, which is the problem with socialist medicine. See Paul's a true capitalist - buying song rights and healthcare - while espousing socialism for the rest of us, which is the problem I have with politics in general, so better to say nothing at all. More often than I can count, I’ve been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. The one thing I’ve always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I’ve learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs span my entire life" - Paul

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Then looked at 'Things We Said Today' which is has one of Paul's greatest lyrics. It is built around the Gershwin song 'Love Is Here To Stay' which Ira wrote in memory of his brother and songwriting partner George - so many implications at this, the first really difficult time in Paul's relationship with John - and we see not a mention. In THE LYRICS: 1956 to the Present Paul recounts his life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career. The Lyrics is edited and introduced by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon. Paul's parents influenced him greatly in many ways, even his mother who died from cancer when he was 14. Paul's upbringing is evident throughout his songwriting and his outlook in life and is really a part of who he is. I wish there was more on George Harrison and other people around Paul. I know Paul made the decision to concentrate on his lyrics rather than a full-blown memoir, which makes it harder for him to bring up certain stories. But one can't help to wish for some Paul and George moments, more about him and Ringo.

By organizing the 154 songs alphabetically, readers can see some common threads between all of the songs that may have been less apparent had they been organized chronologically:In between each song were these incredible photographs, many never before seen, many taken by Linda, and some very cool handwritten lyrics and notes. (Paul has great handwriting on top of being the most talented songwriter of our time.) I listened to the song while reading each entry. There were not nearly enough songs from Ram included in the collection, but I did discover a few hidden (to me) gems from Wings and his solo work--Daytime Nighttime Suffering, Jenny Wren, Arrow Through Me, Great Day, Happy With You ...all those were new for me! Some songs were better than others, but I suppose he is proud of his more recent work too and wanted to highlight it and not make it too heavily focused on the 60s and 70s (though I wouldn't have minded if it was.) With seven songs added for this edition: ‘Bluebird,’ ‘Day Tripper,’ ‘English Tea,’ ‘Every Night,’ ‘Hello, Goodbye,’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ and ‘Step Inside Love’ Neither lyrics nor commentary will be studied quite as closely as the pictures of Paul looking fabulous for more than 50 years