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Lucy in the mind of Lennon / Tim Kasser.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Inner livesPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.Description: xii, 167 p. ; ill. : 19 cmISBN:
  • 9780199747603
  • 0199747601
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 782.42166092 23
LOC classification:
  • ML420.L38 K37 2013
Contents:
The problem -- The style -- The story -- The words -- The music -- The man, his recent past, and his son's picture -- Recipe for a song -- The next songs -- Expression.
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."--Book jacket.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 782.42166092 KA LU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0023753

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-159) and index.

The problem -- The style -- The story -- The words -- The music -- The man, his recent past, and his son's picture -- Recipe for a song -- The next songs -- Expression.

"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."--Book jacket.

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