Who does the count-in for The Beatles’ song ‘Taxman’?
“One, two, three, four, one two.” A cough. The bass and bass drum kick in followed by a syncopated guitar stab, and so begins one of the most important albums […]
Paul McCartney Revealed the Lyrics He Wrote With ‘No Meaning’ Behind Them
Even decades after releasing some songs, Paul McCartney sees fans poring over the lyrics, searching for meaning. John Lennon once said this was fruitless on some Beatles songs, as he […]
Ranking the Top 5 Beatles Songs Where Group Members Played Unusual Instruments
The Beatles were forever tinkering with their sound in the studio in an effort to create something unique and magical. That occasionally meant they’d bring in guest musicians to make […]
The Meaning Behind “If I Fell” by The Beatles and Why It’s One of Their Finest Ballads
The Beatles delivered some of the finest ballads in the history of music during their time together. But it took them a little while to get comfortable with the slow […]
Foreshadowing the fall: The lyric John Lennon wrote as a thank you to Paul McCartney
The Beatles spent the 1960s carving out a cultural legacy like no other. As they pioneered new feats in musical engineering, penned some of the most enduring songs in music […]
The album John Lennon once called the greatest of all time
The wistful tug-of-war to gain the ultimate musical crown in the 1960s was fraying but stronger than ever. Background noise couldn’t ever compete with The Beatles or The Beach Boys, […]
Who killed John Lennon and why?
On December 8th, 1980, TV and radio broadcasts around the world were interrupted by some devastating news. ABC sports commentator Howard Cosell, on hearing the news while at an NFL […]
Who plays the guitar on the most songs by The Beatles?
One of the things that set The Beatles apart from their contemporaries – and most other groups in the history of music – was the multi-faceted nature of their musicianship. […]
The Cheeky Stage Names The Beatles Adopted Before Becoming The Fab Four
Although it’s hard to imagine anyone but Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr making up the Fab Four, for a brief moment in the early 1960s, the […]
The Beatles share new video for ‘Let It Be’
Following the release of the 1970 documentary, Let It Be, on Disney+, which has been restored in 4K definition, The Beatles have shared a new video for the titular song. […]