What is a “semolina pilchard” in the Beatles song ‘I Am the Walrus’?
The song ‘I Am the Walrus’ probably has the most over-analysed and dissected set of lyrics of any song in the history of popular music. This is ironic, given that […]
The song ‘I Am the Walrus’ probably has the most over-analysed and dissected set of lyrics of any song in the history of popular music. This is ironic, given that […]
For a brief moment in time, rock music seemed to be changing the entire world in the 1960s. Whereas most people were opening their minds to the possibilities of music, […]
It’s almost impossible to quantify the sheer cultural impact of The Beatles. A group born out of four friends, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, converging over […]
Can you believe that there are still people out there who doubt that Paul McCartney is one of the best songwriters of all time? His work with John Lennon and […]
This marked the only occasion that two individual members of The Beatles held the top two positions on the Hot 100. A week earlier, Harrison’s solo album Living in the […]
Despite years and years of barbed answers and obviously pointed song, in an interview in 1975, John Lennon admitted that he and Paul actually did record after the Beatles split […]
By late 1965, The Beatles had conquered the world. They’d done pretty much everything there was to do in the pop stratosphere and so decided to expand their musical horizons […]
The Beatles boys were never ones to mince their words. John Lennon, especially, was always outspoken with his thoughts on the work created by his band, along with the subsequent […]
Artists never want limitations placed on their creativity. Driven by the desire to keep making music, they often explore various styles, hoping to find one that resonates with listeners. George […]
After departing The Beatles, John Lennon took his career in an odd direction. Much of the music he made after becoming one of the biggest stars in the world was […]