Out of the Margins

Described by Robbie Williams as the 'Pele of lyricists', Don Black is the legendary songwriter behind such classic hits as Aspects of Love, Diamonds are Forever, To Sir, With Love and more. 

This pristine edition of Unexpected Songs covers a period of almost 40 years of lyricwriting from Born Free in 1967 to Dracula in 2003. Threaded through are James Bond theme songs, iconic Broadway show tunes as well as songs from the movies (Black has been nominated for five Academy Awards, winning the Oscar for the title song of 1966's Born Free. Don Black has signed this special edition of the book and written a personal note at the front, describing lyricwriting as "the best job in the world!" He moves on to talk about when and where he writes his best songs and how he knows he's done his job right. 

This is a rare chance to own a signed and annotated songbook by one of the world's greatest living songwriters.