Paul McCartney’s first political song: “God, John’s crackers”
The term “opposites attract” is only really applicable to magnetism, yet there is a degree of truth in human relationships. Whether it’s Laurel and Hardy, Asterix and Obelix, you and […]
‘Hello Goodbye’ vs ‘I Am The Walrus’: The worst A-side decision The Beatles ever made?
The telepathy that Paul McCartney and John Lennon supposedly shared from their early years of songwriting disguises a crucial dissonance between the pair. Often, successful couples require vast differences to […]
The song George Harrison wrote after being screamed at by Yoko Ono
ould arise when you’ve got two equally talented songwriters jostling for supremacy over The Beatles’ immaculate output, let alone three. But with John Lennon and Paul McCartney to contend with, […]
The song John Lennon thought everyone got wrong: “It had nothing to do with socialism”
John Lennon was never really known for censoring himself with his songwriting. If it was something he believed in, it didn’t take long for it to make him from his […]
The musician George Harrison had in mind while writing ‘Something’
The Beatles had an unparalleled ability to distil romance and love down to its purest sonic form. Their talent for this extended far beyond their primary songwriting duo, beyond the […]
Do You Know The song George Harrison was frightened to write: “They’ll kill me”
As a member of the band that changed the world of music indefinitely, you would assume that George Harrison had carte blanche to do whatever he wanted after leaving the […]
Do You Know Why John Lennon was snubbed in George Harrison’s autobiography
The relationship between The Beatles post-breakup was notoriously varied and wayward. John Lennon, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney all kept in close contact with Ringo Starr and assisted him on […]
The technical innovation George Harrison said ruined The Beatles sound
In addition to the utter genius of their songwriting and performance, The Beatles were often celebrated for their innovative use of new musical technologies and production techniques within their work. […]
When John Lennon and Paul McCartney reconciled and nearly reformed The Beatles
When The Beatles broke up it broke hearts around the world. The impact of The Beatles‘ music on popular culture cannot be overstated, as they became the most successful and significant […]
‘Yes It Is’: The Beatles song that accidentally invented goth rock
At the start of the 1960s, the sounds of goth music were still a pipe dream. There had already been bands like The Doors and Black Sabbath that helped expose […]