Mother, Lover, Brother
Jarvis Cocker is widely regarded as one of the most original and memorable lyricists and performers of the last three decades. Mother, Brother, Lover – his first book – is a collection of seventy lyrics, selected and annotated by the author.
Opening with an essay on the art of lyric writing, the selection features Pulp classics such as ‘Common People’, ‘Babies’ and ‘This is Hardcore’, as well as less familiar and unreleased songs. Spanning thirty years of song-writing, the collection reveals a unique sensibility: a sometimes visceral, sometimes everyday take on love, relationships and the things we do to each other when the lights get low.
Mother, Brother, Lover takes the reader on a tour into the life, art and preoccupations of one of the great British artists of the late twentieth century. Shocking, sharp, clever and funny, Mother, Brother, Lover is a beautiful, enduring collection.
