Why The Beatles’ ‘The Long and Winding Road’ Fails
The Beatles were, overall, better at writing ballads than any of their contemporaries. Despite this, The Beatles’ “The Long and Winding Road” is not one of their prouder moments. Here’s […]
Listen to Bob Marley’s rare gospel version of ‘No Woman, No Cry’
When we think of the term ‘reggae’, the first name that comes into mind is Bob Marley. Marley is by far the most prominent name in the genre and wrote […]
What was the cause of Bob Marley’s death?
It’s a fairly tragic consequence of celebrity culture that when musicians die, conversations rapidly shift away from their life and legacy and invariably towards the circumstance of their deaths. This […]
Paul McCartney Said Fans Felt John Lennon Was the Only Beatle
The Beatles were more than just John Lennon or Paul McCartney. Despite this, some people like arguing some members of the group weren’t integral to its success. Some of The […]
Why The Beatles’ ‘Eight Days a Week’ Has Such a Bad Title
The Beatles‘ “Eight Days a Week” was one of the Fab Four’s most successful early hits. That doesn’t change the fact that it was ruined by its title. Paul McCartney […]
What was The Beatles’ first number one single?
The Beatles have the most number one songs out of any artist in history. While modern acts like Drake, Rihanna and Mariah Carey are doing their best to creep up […]
John Lennon Added This Essential Part to The Beatles’ ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
The sophisticated Beatles fan can sometimes tell which Beatle wrote which song just by listening to it. The Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” doesn’t sound like it was written by John Lennon […]
George Harrison Said The Beatles Had a ‘One-Sided Love Affair’ With Fans
By the mid-1960s, George Harrison had grown weary of the fame that came with being in The Beatles. He did not want to tour and was growing increasingly resentful of […]
The Beatles song Paul McCartney never understood
It’s easy to assume that John Lennon and Paul McCartney were joined at the hip when working on The Beatles’ classics. While they eventually fractured in one of the most […]
The Beatles Demo John Lennon Turned Into ‘Jealous Guy’
If you go by creative output, The Beatles’ 1968 trip to India was a huge success. During their stay in Rishikesh studying transcendental meditation under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the […]