Willie Nelson: Lyrics 1957-1994 (Country Poets) - Hardcover

Nelson, Willie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312119178 ISBN 13: 9780312119171

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1995

Synopsis

Bringing together the songs from four decades of Willie Nelson's career, a collection filled with the poetry of country music includes such greats as "Crazy," "Funny How Time Slips Away," and songs from 1993's Across the Borderline.

About this title

From Booklist:

Every so often, some publisher gets the notion that pop-song lyrics are real poetry, which, back when songwriters were expected to abide by grammatical and metrical conventions, they often could be. But we don't any longer expect good grammar or metrical regularity of pop songwriters. That we don't shows over and over in this hefty offering of country songster Nelson's lyrics. Nearly every song is riddled with grammatical gaffes, metaphors so dead, and logic so, so . . . weird that reading it rouses laughter rather than the wistful, worldly wise empathy Nelson's singing so effortlessly and effectively evokes. So buy this for the fans who've always wanted to know all the correct words to Willie's songs, but in order to enjoy reading it, keep the tunes in mind; if you don't, it's all way more silly than soulful. Ray Olson

Review:

Enjoy a strong blend of biography and lyric songbook based on the country-western singer/songwriter's life and career with this guide, which covers both his early songs in the late 50s through his latest 90s works. The biography is brief: it's the words to his songs which impart the story of his life and reflections, forming the foundation of a strong and unusual book. -- Midwest Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0312119178
• ISBN 13: 9780312119171
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 215
• Editor: Cusic Don