Lucy in the mind of Lennon /
"Since John Lennon composed Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds in early 1967, fans and music critics alike have argued over the meaning of the song. Is it about drugs? Is it just a lyrical response to a drawing given Lennon by his 4-year-old son Julian? Is there some deeper meaning? Professor Tim Ka...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2013.
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| Series: | Inner lives.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Since John Lennon composed Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds in early 1967, fans and music critics alike have argued over the meaning of the song. Is it about drugs? Is it just a lyrical response to a drawing given Lennon by his 4-year-old son Julian? Is there some deeper meaning? Professor Tim Kasser goes beyond speculative explanations by applying innovative psychological methods to the song's lyrics and music. He deeply analyzes the song's linguistic structure, its basic theme, and the way its words and music had been used by Lennon in earlier songs. As the findings accumulate, Kasser weaves them together with the facts of Lennon's life and established psychological theories to provide an integrative (and sometimes surprising) perspective on the psychological processes that led Lennon to write Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Kasser goes on to follow the unfolding of these personal dynamics in later Lennon songs like I am the Walrus, Yer Blues, and Working Class Hero."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 167 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199876907 0199876908 1299735177 9781299735170 9780190255947 0190255943 9780199910809 0199910804 |