A compilation of the writings of dance critic and editor Wendy Perron; from the 1960s to the present.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. And Now You Know the Rest of the (Musical) Story!By Mike OConnorBack in 2010; Heatley and Hopkinson produced THE GIRL IN THE SONG; which revealed the particular lady that inspired 50 of rocks classic songs. Musically; it looks like whats good for the goose is good for the gander because here is THE BOY IN THE SONG; THE TRUE STORIES BEHIND 50 ROCK CLASSICS!Among the songs covered in Heatley and Hopkinsons eminently readable book are Back on the Chain Gang; A Day in the Life; Hurdy Gurdy Man; I Will Always Love You; Life in a Northern Town; Magic Man; Rooms on Fire; Someone Saved My Life Tonight; Tears in Heaven; Walk on the Wild Side and - wait for it! - Youre So Vain.In each case; HH devote two-four pages revealing which boyfriend; father; husband; ex-husband; hero; etc. provided the inspiration and details on the song; its production; history of the band; etc. Each entry normally comes with one-two bw/color pix.Rock fans probably already know the back-story of a number of these tunes but THE BOY IN THE SONG is as entertaining and informative as its predecessor. Recommended.*****Spoiler Alert: Youll still be guessing who was it when you get through the Youre So Vain section. Way to go; Carly.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Fun easy readBy LynxWhen the term "muse" is used; most people tend to picture a female. Such is not always the case and this book sheds light on the male muses who have inspired some awesome rock n roll hits.Donrsquo;t go into this expecting deep insight. Each Muse has 2-3 pages with the broad strokes on who they are and how they came to influence the musicians who sealed their fate in rock and roll history.For me; the real fun in reading this was looking up each song and playing it as I read that chapter whether I knew it or not. Yoursquo;re definitely going to get more out of the book if you put in the effort; and you may just discover some new kick ass music while yoursquo;re at it!3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. decent bookBy debbie mcleandecent book-i thought there would be better stories about why some songs were written but actually most of the stories are boring-not the authors fault though.it is well written just not very interesting;although i did like it.