George Martin Was ‘Embarrassed’ During 1 Groundbreaking Beatles Recording Session
In 1967, The Beatles and producer George Martin gathered in the studio to record the song “A Day in the Life.” They were far from the only people in the […]
The John Lennon song Bob Dylan couldn’t relate to: “I can’t imagine that”
Since rock ‘n’ roll originated in the US, the British invasion was really a wave of sonic appreciation. Similarly, after The Beatles shook up the US charts with early hits […]
What’s playing on the radio in The Beatles song ‘I Am the Walrus’?
In a sense, The Beatles changed the world twice in the 1960s. Firstly, as a polished skiffle group, they ravaged the charts on both sides of the Atlantic with love-inspired […]
The Story Behind the First George Harrison Song to Appear on a Beatles Album
Though George Harrison was often left out of the songwriting dyad of Paul McCartney and John Lennon, he would write plenty of Beatles songs on his own. Throughout his time […]
5 Songs You Didn’t Know George Harrison Wrote for the Beatles
It must have been tough at times for George Harrison. To be in a band with the likes of Paul McCartney and John Lennon—that’s like being an All-Star athlete but […]
3 Musicians That George Harrison Disliked
Though George Harrison was largely known as the “Quiet Beatle,” that doesn’t mean he wasn’t up for sharing his opinion now and then. Harrison made it quite clear which musicians […]
The Beatles song Paul McCartney wrote for an imaginary woman
Paul McCartney’s approach to songwriting seems to fall into two categories. On one hand, some of his songs are firmly and clearly rooted in the reality of his life. ‘The […]
The Beatles classic John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote on a bus
In 1957, John Lennon met a 15-year-old Paul McCartney at St Peter’s Church Hall fete in Woolton, Liverpool. The pair got on like a house on fire, bonding over their […]
The Meaning Behind “Crackerbox Palace” by George Harrison and How a Hipster Comedian from the ’50s Inspired the Title
George Harrison is known by many for the profound, questing nature of his songwriting. But he also often displayed a whimsical side that showed that he didn’t ever take himself […]
Why Yoko Ono Decided To Take John Lennon Back After His Drunken Bender Post-Breakup
Despite popular belief that Yoko Ono chased after John Lennon, it was John Lennon who begged Ono to take him back after his year-and-a-half-long drunken bender nicknamed “The Lost Weekend.” […]