Who played the organ on The Beatles song ‘Let It Be’?
The title track of the final Beatles album, Let It Be, is perhaps the closest the Fab Four ever came to religious music. John Lennon might have been famously anti-religious, […]
The John Lennon track that broke up The Beatles
When The Beatles finally parted ways in 1970, the media began sensationalising the apparent tension between the four members. While there may have been slight fabrication in the reports, when […]
The first Beatles song that included composer credits to all four members
Even at the peak of their fame, everyone had their favourite members of The Beatles. While the popularity often centred around Paul McCartney and John Lennon’s lyrical partnership, many fans […]
Who plays the guitar tremolos on ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ by The Beatles?
For many, George Harrison’s song ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ was his greatest achievement as a songwriter during his career with The Beatles. This paean to guitar-playing as an antidote […]
Did The Beatles release ‘Let It Be’ at the wrong time?
The Beatles are one of the few acts that could be described as having a flawless discography. Even though an album like Yellow Submarine did not necessarily have as much […]
The Ironic Story Behind the Beatles Breakup and How It Went Down at the Happiest Place on Earth
While many people associate the end of the Beatles with the year 1970, the band’s official breakup didn’t happen until years later in the happiest place on Earth. John Lennon, […]
Ringo Starr ‘Never Forgave’ a Beatles Assistant for a Bungled Rescue Mission
Longtime Beatles associate Alistair Taylor said that Ringo Starr was the only member of the band who didn’t constantly ask him to fix his problems. The rest viewed Taylor as […]
“Just a noise”: The Beatles song that John Lennon never listened to properly
Spawning out of the suburbs of Liverpool in the early 1960s, The Beatles unknowingly began forging their legacy as the biggest band of all time. They pushed recording techniques forward, […]
The troubling Beatles song John Lennon regretted writing
There were plenty of famed songs by The Beatles that John Lennon derided as terrible “throwaway” nonsense when looking back on his career. Lennon was never one to hold back […]
‘Here Comes the Sun’: The song George Harrison was frightened to write
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 […]