{"product_id":"let-me-take-you-down-penny-lane-and-strawberry-fields-forever-9781517914486","title":"Let Me Take You Down: Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe conception, creation, recording, and significance of the Beatles' \"Penny Lane\" and \"Strawberry Fields Forever\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e John Lennon wrote \"Strawberry Fields Forever\" in Almería, Spain, in fall 1966, and in November, in response to that song, Paul McCartney wrote \"Penny Lane\" at his home in London. A culmination of what was one of the most life-altering and chaotic years in the Beatles' career, these two songs composed the 1967 double A-side 45 rpm record that has often been called the greatest single in the history of popular music and was, according to Beatles producer George Martin, \"the best record we ever made.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eLet Me Take You Down: Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever, \u003c\/i\u003eJonathan Cott recounts the conception and creation of these songs; describes the tumultuous events and experiences that led the Beatles to call it quits as a touring band and redefine themselves solely as recording artists; and details the complex, seventy-hour recording process that produced seven minutes of indelible music. In writing about these songs, he also focuses on them as inspired artistic expressions of two unique ways of experiencing and being in the world, as Lennon takes us \u003ci\u003edown\u003c\/i\u003e to Strawberry Fields and McCartney takes us \u003ci\u003eback\u003c\/i\u003e to Penny Lane. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In order to gain new vistas and multiple perspectives on these multifaceted songs, Cott also engages in conversation with five remarkable people: media artist Laurie Anderson; guitarist Bill Frisell; actor Richard Gere; Jungian analyst Margaret Klenck; and urban planner, writer, and musician Jonathan F. P. Rose. The result is a wide-ranging, illuminating exploration of the musical, literary, psychological, cultural, and spiritual aspects of two of the most acclaimed songs in rock and roll history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Cott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517914486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jonathan Cott is author and editor of more than forty books and has written for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, The New York Times, The New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other publications. He is author of \u003ci\u003eDays That I'll Remember: Spending Time with John Lennon and Yoko Ono\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of the text for \u003ci\u003eThe Beatles Get Back\u003c\/i\u003e book that was included in the original box set version of the \u003ci\u003eLet It Be\u003c\/i\u003e album. Cott interviewed Paul McCartney for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Buddy Holly's death, and he conducted a nine-hour interview with John Lennon three days before he died, which was originally published in \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and later in the book \u003ci\u003eListening: Interviews, 1970-1989\u003c\/i\u003e (Minnesota, 2020). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43505120608371,"sku":"9.78152E+12","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5e0f9e83-fac4-492d-8c95-289f169bbcca.jpg?v=1755260845","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/let-me-take-you-down-penny-lane-and-strawberry-fields-forever-9781517914486","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}