Paul McCartney said The Beatles‘ “Eleanor Rigby” was almost called “Daisy Hawkins.” Subsequently, the unused title inspired another song by a different band. Paul compared the name Eleanor Rigby to […]
The Beatles‘ “Hey Jude” is one of the most famous songs of all time but, for the most part, it’s an island unto itself. Donovan’s “Atlantis” was one of the […]
George Harrison once revealed that The Beatles stole a bit of a Stereos hit for one of their first songs. In 1971, Bright Tunes Music sued George for copyright infringement […]
The release of the last Beatles song, “Now and Then,” ranks among the band’s pivotal moments such as their 1964 U.S. television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show and the […]
By 1965, The Beatles had a strict routine when it came to live performances. Ever since the days after graduating from the gruelling shows in Hamburg, Germany and The Cavern […]
After The Beatles broke up, George Harrison aired his grievances about Paul McCartney and John Lennon. While they had worked together for years, the former bandmates didn’t exactly speak glowingly […]
According to George Harrison, The Beatles kept each other’s egos in check. George once said that he felt bad for Elvis because he was the only person who knew what […]
Sometimes, it is hard to believe how one group of young men, barely out of their teens, could make such a sizable dent in popular music, forever changing the trajectory […]
John Lennon revealed The Beatles’ “Love Me Do” was one of the first songs he wrote with Paul McCartney. He revealed Paul started writing the song when he was very […]
Music was in George Harrison before he was even born. While pregnant with George, Louise Harrison would tune into the weekly broadcast called Radio India, hoping that Eastern music (which […]