Take a song from a classic Walt Disney movie, mix in a marriage being kept from public knowledge, a posh Liverpool flat, and a doo-wop record, and you get a…
It’s natural to find yourself at odds with your art when looking back on it years after the fact. People change–as do their tastes and opinions. Even an undisputed songwriting…
John Lennon’s first live performance in several years also proved to be the last concert appearance of his lifetime. This landmark event might not have happened had not Lennon been…
When U.S. radio stations banned John Lennon’s track “Cold Turkey,” he was quick to point out that the decision reflected a problem with society, not a problem with his art.…
For all the accolades they’ve received over the years, The Beatles never claimed to be bold innovators of music. They were just listening to what they heard in their record…
“Two of us riding nowhere / Spending someone’s hard-earned pay / You and me Sunday driving / Not arriving on our way back home,” Paul McCartney sings, reminiscing on his…
In 1966, The Beatles stopped touring, a decision which one friend said was a mistake for the band. For several years, they had been the subject of constant and oppressive…
There was as a boom in British pop and rock music in the 1990s, with bands like Oasis, Blur, and Pulp grabbing headlines and competing for listeners. But in 1995…
Needing a bit of a hit, Paul McCartney and Wings embraced a little bit of controversy on the 1972 single “Hi, Hi, Hi.” Some of that controversy was accidental, some…
The Beatles were growing fast in a musical sense by 1965, incorporating a wide variety of influences into their new music. Bob Dylan was one of those influences, and the…