Introducing the Ultimate Music Guide: The Beatles, Definitive edition
Close to the Beatles, subject of our latest 172-page Ultimate Music Guide but never so close as to lose objectivity, the late British rock ‘n’ roller Tony Sheridan had a […]
The Beatles collaborator George Harrison called “the biggest disaster of all time”
There are plenty of stories about the positive collaborations that shaped the world of The Beatles. The impact of George Martin was so influential that they deemed him the fifth […]
Who was “Father McKenzie” from The Beatles song ‘Eleanor Rigby’?
For all John Lennon’s painfully authentic realisations of his deepest emotions and sentiments in song, he probably never wrote anything quite as tragic as Paul McCartney’s meditation on loneliness ‘Eleanor […]
The Beatles’ Lyric About a Girl’s Odd Wardrobe Choices
The Beatles always had their antennae up for good songwriting material. Considering it was the 1960s and social boundaries were loosening at a rapid pace, they often came across some […]
Paul McCartney Wrote 1 Beatles Song After a ‘Mystical Religious Experience’
Paul McCartney wrote a large portion of The Beatles’ songs based on a variety of his personal experiences. “Let It Be” came to him after having a dream about his mother and he […]
A Meticulous Accounting of How The Beatles Recorded ‘Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band’
British video essayist Film Retrospective gave a meticulous accounting of how The Beatles recorded the much-awaited 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was a tumultuous time for […]
The Story Behind The Song: The Beatles track ‘Please, Please Me’, a hard-fought classic
The formula to success is trial and error and the song ‘Please, Please Me’ proves that. The zenith of fame the band reached makes it difficult to believe that they […]
The Beatles’ Lyric About a Girl’s Odd Wardrobe Choices
The Beatles always had their antennae up for good songwriting material. Considering it was the 1960s and social boundaries were loosening at a rapid pace, they often came across some […]
The ELO song Paul McCartney says was taken directly from The Beatles
In many ways, Electric Light Orchestra draws heavily from The Beatles. This observation has been made by music enthusiasts and fans and also by The Beatles’ own members, Paul McCartney and John […]
The Beatles – ‘Now and Then’: a farewell that defines the brilliance of the Fab Four
A little over 61 years ago, four young lads from Liverpool released their first single. From then on, in a matter of years, and in a strangely unassuming manner, they […]