Paul McCartney wanted Beatles to star in anti-Vietnam War film, book reveals
Sir Paul McCartney wanted the Beatles to star in an anti-Vietnam War film at the height of their fame, a new book claims. Sir Paul explored the project in 1966 after […]
The Paul McCartney Lyric About Life on the Road with Wings
One of the reasons Paul McCartney started up Wings in the 1970s was he wanted to get back out on the road again. Remember that The Beatles ceased touring activities […]
‘The whole human condition is encased in the story’: why Beatles films just keep coming
The Beatles broke up in 1970 but – as far as the film industry is concerned – they are more current than ever, with a flood of Beatles-related films in […]
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 […]