A Hard Day's Write
The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song
Will be published approx. on 5. November 2026
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-1-0354-2945-5 (ISBN)
Description
Discover the true stories behind every single Beatles song in this seminal book, now fully revised and updated.
A Hard Day's Write sees Beatles expert Steve Turner diving deep into music's greatest back catalogue, uncovering incredible truths and bringing fascinating stories to light.
Who was 'just seventeen' and inspired Paul's famous lyric?
Which National Geographic article gave rise to 'Lady Madonna'?
Who exactly was Bungalow Bill?
The result of decades of in-depth research and personal interviews with the subjects of some of the Beatles's best-loved songs - as well as meeting John Lennon and Paul McCartney themselves - this is one of the finest books on the Beatles ever written.
Now revised and updated with new material that has come to light, A Hard Day's Write provides unique insight into the creation of and inspiration behind the greatest collection of pop music ever written.
A Hard Day's Write sees Beatles expert Steve Turner diving deep into music's greatest back catalogue, uncovering incredible truths and bringing fascinating stories to light.
Who was 'just seventeen' and inspired Paul's famous lyric?
Which National Geographic article gave rise to 'Lady Madonna'?
Who exactly was Bungalow Bill?
The result of decades of in-depth research and personal interviews with the subjects of some of the Beatles's best-loved songs - as well as meeting John Lennon and Paul McCartney themselves - this is one of the finest books on the Beatles ever written.
Now revised and updated with new material that has come to light, A Hard Day's Write provides unique insight into the creation of and inspiration behind the greatest collection of pop music ever written.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0354-2945-5 (9781035429455)
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Person
Steve Turner is an internationally acclaimed Beatles expert. His first published work was an article for the Beatles Monthly in 1969 - which led to him interviewing John Lennon and Yoko Ono not long after. He went on to write for Rolling Stone, NME and Melody Maker.
A Sunday Times bestselling author of music books, his seminal book on The Beatles, A Hard Day's Write, has sold over 500,000 copies and remained in print for more than 30 years.
A Sunday Times bestselling author of music books, his seminal book on The Beatles, A Hard Day's Write, has sold over 500,000 copies and remained in print for more than 30 years.