One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem

One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem is a collection of Neil Tennant's lyrics, showcasing his elegant and stylish chronicling of modern life. The book is arranged alphabetically and includes a personal commentary on each lyric and an introduction by the author. Tennant's lyrics are British in character, restrained and mundane, but also yearning for escape and theatrical release.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 01 November 2018
Publisher: Faber & Faber

Everything I've ever done, everything I've ever do, every place I've ever been, everywhere I'm going to, Over a career that spans four decades and thirteen studio albums with Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant has consistently proved himself to be one of the most elegant and stylish of contemporary lyricists. Arranged alphabetically, One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem presents an overview of his considerable achievement as a chronicler of modern life: the romance, the break-ups, the aspirations, the changing attitudes, the history, the politics, the pain. The landscape of Tennant's lyrics is recognisably British in character - restrained and preoccupied with the mundane, occasionally satirical, yet also yearning for escape and theatrical release. Often surprisingly revealing, this volume is contextualised by a personal commentary on each lyric and an introduction by the author which gives a fascinating insight into the process and genesis of writing. Flamboyant, understated, celebratory and elegiac, Neil Tennant's lyrics are a document of our times.

Everything I've ever done, everything I've ever do, every place I've ever been, everywhere I'm going to, Over a career that spans four decades and thirteen studio albums with Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant has consistently proved himself to be one of the most elegant and stylish of contemporary lyricists. Arranged alphabetically, One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem presents an overview of his considerable achievement as a chronicler of modern life: the romance, the break-ups, the aspirations, the changing attitudes, the history, the politics, the pain. The landscape of Tennant's lyrics is recognisably British in character - restrained and preoccupied with the mundane, occasionally satirical, yet also yearning for escape and theatrical release. Often surprisingly revealing, this volume is contextualised by a personal commentary on each lyric and an introduction by the author which gives a fascinating insight into the process and genesis of writing. Flamboyant, understated, celebratory and elegiac, Neil Tennant's lyrics are a document of our times.

Weight: 458g
Dimension: 218 x 169 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780571348909
Edition number: Main