The Boy in the Song : The Real Stories Behind 50 Classic Pop Songs

The Boy in the Song is a follow up to 2010's The Girl in the Song. It features the real-life stories that inspired some classic pop songs about the male of the species. While the first book was filled with songs about unrequited love, the follow-up is more varied, with songs written from a number of emotions. There are songs motivated by love and hate, there are tributes and there are biographical tales. Each song is featured on two, four or six pages with a small biography of the artist along with the story of how and why the song was written, and, most intriguingly, what happened after the song became a hit. Cover; Title; Contents; Amazing; Andy's Chest; Back on the Chain Gang; Back to Black; Bobby Jean; Carey; Cast No Shadow; A Day in the Life; Diamonds and Rust; Do You Really Want to Hurt Me; Hey Jude; How Do You Sleep?; Hurdy Gurdy Man; I Will Always Love You; Jeremy; The Killing of Georgie (Part I & II); Kooks; The Last Time I Saw Richard; Let Me Roll It; Life in a Northern Town; Love Kills; Luka; Magic Man; Malibu; Man on the Moon; The Man with the Child in His Eyes; Memphis; Michael; My Father's Eyes; My Old Man; Rolling in the Deep; Rooms on Fire; Rufus Is a Tit Man Shine On You Crazy DiamondSilver Springs; Smile; Someone Saved My Life Tonight; Song for Guy; Speechless; Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of; Tears in Heaven; Thorn in My Side; Underneath It All; Walk on the Wild Side; We Three; William, It Was Really Nothing; You Oughta Know; You're So Vain; You've Got a Friend; Zebulon; Picture Credits; Copyright The follow-up title to 2010's The Girl in the Song featuring the real-life stories behind 50 songs about the male of the species. Joan Baez sings about Dylan, Carly Simon sings about Warren Beatty, Chrissie Hynde about former lover Ray Davies, while 'Thorn In My Side' was inspired by Annie Lennox's ex-husband